Wait for the i9900?

[CaptJR]

I had just made the decision to buy the Canon i9100. So I started looking for the best buy and of course, since I had just made the decision, Canon decided to come out with a new model. i9900, 8 colors, wider color gamut. Now what? Wait for the new model in May or go ahead with the i9100.

Do you think the wider gamut will make much of a difference. Or the 4800x2400 vs 4800x1200?

Here is the announcement.

http://www.cusa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20040209_i9900.html

JR

[wmercado]

I'm anxiously awaiting the release of the i9900 in May. I'll be upgrading from a Canon S800. I also was considering the 9100. But when the i9900 was announced, I decided to make due with the S800 until May.

In addition to the wider gamut, I think the better color management promised with this printer will make for noticably better results.

[frankgh]

I have the 9100. I love it. None who sees my prints believes I made them myself. This may not be helpful if your looking for technical numbers, but it passes my real world test of "people like my prints".

[noidea]

I own the S9000 and wouldn't know of anything to improve this machine (well, faster drying ink MAYBE).

To me it seems that companies have to rush out new, "improved" producrts every two weeks nowadays.

8 colors, higher gamut, higher resolution? Seems more marketing influenced to stay in the race than really needed.

How long is building Epson their 1280 already? How good does it still sell?

:cheers:

[S_Leeper]

re your comment about faster drying inks.
I found that using some papers, especially Kodak glossy, that the dry time was much longer than with other papers...
I have an older 1280 & generally use the epson inks.

[noidea]

I'm generally using Ilford Galerie papers and they come out off the printer dry to the touch.

However, I'm living in a very humid climate and it looks like that the prints take up a lot of that humidity from the air. So I have to let them dry for at least 30 minutes before I can stack them.

No biggy for just 2 or 3 8x10's, but if have to print a larger batch I run out of real estate in my office very fast :rolleyes:

:cheers:

[S_Leeper]

Many office stores have a (used to) little rack that can hold 12-30 reports, similar to the collation stacker on the back of many copiers...
Has a fairly small foot print, but can be a real life saver when doing a lot of prints.

[noidea]

Thanks, Sam, I could have thought of that myself already :o
Was mostlikely too easy a solution for me ;)

:cheers:

[globug]

I too have the S9000 and get many compliments on the prints, both for color and sharpness. I'm not sure we're all the way there yet but do wonder at what point the resolution (in cameras as well as printers) will go beyond what would make a difference for large print hanging on a wall.

I plan on wearing out my S9000 a little more, my only other factor is that I'd like to do better on the rated print longevity (I didn't see that addressed in the article on the I9900, so assume its about the same as current printers(?)

Globug

[traumlandschaft]

I use the S9000 for about one year, and I also assume that the i9900 will just be another step of the marketing guys - even my "old" printer ist great, so why shall I wait for a newer model?

The only point that might bring me to a new printer can be a new generation of ink in means of longer lasting prints - but even this would just be a "nice to have", because none of my prints, that I made with the 9000, ever faded away (I have a print in my office who is in the direct sunlight from 14:00 to 16:00 nearly every day).

So: go ahead with the actual version of the Canon A3+ Printer - you will love it.

Regards

Peter