Canon versus Epson large format photographic printers? A3+

[philstanbridge]

I've been doing quite a bit of research on the A3+ printers from both manufacturers. I will probably have to invest in one fairly soon, due to the increasing costs of print labs for larger format prints.

I produce fine art/Giclee style stuff on high quality papers, ranging from A5 right up to A1, but generally, A3 is the sweet spot in terms of value for money and affordability. So I'd like to be able to produce my own in house eventually. I currently produce lots of A4 on an antiquated Epson photo printer, and although long in the tooth its actually excellent quality, apart from a fussiness with paper and some occasional colour matching issues. It's also very affordable. But I definitely need to take the next step in larger format printing.

Now the printer I have in mind is the Canon ProGraf 300. Has anyone got one, or has any experience with them?

 

[philstanbridge]

ah the big brother to the 300. That looks like a mighty fine large format, but it's too rich for me. The 300 is not exactly cheap I'm also concerned about the coverage from the small ink cartridges. I've heard they are pretty decent, and value for money, but £140 for a set of 10 isnt exactly VFM in my books. My Epson's are £9 a set

 

[philstanbridge]

Well we decided to buy, and have the 300 plus two sets of ink and some different media. The first A3 colour was absolutely amazing. I used the Canon ICC along with it's proprietary software, and it's worked well out of the box. I definitely need to experiment though as there are a lot of different settings.