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Ryan Faith wrote:
> "bmoag" <aetoo@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:vWjGd.2115$8Z1.1644@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:
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>>How can you predict the color output of your printer if you do not
>>have ink of known color value?
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> I didn't know the color output of my printer when I began using it with
> the Canon inks that came with it. Trial and error taught me its specific
> quirks. I have a Canon iP5000 (awesome printer) and now use Chinese made
> cartridges filled with US made Formulabs ink. A few test prints quickly
> showed it very similar to Canon. Therefore no learning curve.
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>>Why buy a printer for making color photos and not use the ink the
>>printer and software are calibrated to use?
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> Economics. I do a lot of printing. I can afford the printer - it's quite
> affordable - but can't afford to run it on Canon inks. Canon inks will
> put me in the poor house at $100 Canadian a set. Chinese (Formulabs ink)
> cartridges bring the price down to about $5.50 Canadian per cartridge
> instead of the $22+ tax each Canon cartridge costs here.
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> Ryan
You can get the genuine Canon cartridges for your printer from lankacrafts on
eBay for about AU$11 each (similar dollar value to CDN).
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