Keith. Thanks for the excellent videos. You encouraged me to get off my @rse, bite the bullet and buy a printer. It is a bit nerve racking in terms of costs of the actual printer, the costs of the inks and the papers but there is that special something about holding a print of your own work, in your hand. Your videos on the P300 and have been a real help in getting me off the ground and running without too much costly wastage. As you say it isn't about the pretty image on the screen it is all about the print as a standalone image in it's own right. Chapeau for the skill and energy you bring into making these series of videos. They will never be #1 in terms of the TH-cam algorithim but that would be to miss the point of why you make them.
Just discovered your channel Keith and what a fine one it is too. Not enough quality demonstrators around and your detailed descriptive way is an absolute must for beginners and experienced alike. Excellent stuff.
Thanks - please do check the Northlight site as well, I've only been doing videos since last summer, which means that most articles/reviews have not got an accompanying video (yet ;-) ) www.northlight-images.co.uk/keiths-photography-blog/
Thank you Keith for taking the time demonstrating the Pro 200 and 300 printers. I am mainly going to print B&W, so after a chat with Canon, I have bought the Pro 300 shown here. Wishing you well.
Keith, Thanks for a very informative video. I hadn't used my Epson R1900 in a while and I successfully clogged the printheads. Thus far, no luck on fixing that. I've been looking at switching from Epson to Canon at an affordable level and your video has helped. No decision yet, though.
Thanks. If you've not seen them, for all my printer reviews, there is always a much more detailed written review - these are also updated/corrected over time www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Dear Keith,thank you once again for your allways well explained video!Using Paper made by Hahnemühle like Fine Art Baryta or Photo Rag Baryta with my Pro 300.Never used the B&W Mode inside the Canon Print and Layout Software.Allways using Hahnemühle ICC Profiles for Colour and B&W Prints.For me the prints looking perfect and i don't have any experience doing my own custum ICC Profiles!
Thanks! If it works - that's fine ;-) However, do have a try with the B&W mode - black densities are usually a bit better with the B&W mode. Try a print of one of my specialist B&W test images, and look at shadow detail and linearity. Sometimes the difference is noticeable, sometimes not.
Don't forget some of the ones from smaller paper suppliers - there is only a limited number of paper makers and specialist coaters. Ask your suppliers for something 'similar' - here in the UK I deal with three suppliers who's own-brand paper is every bit as good as ones with a better known name on the box ;-)
Thank you for your channel. I don't know much about printing and it's a great help. I see you used the printer software instead of printing from the computer using Photoshop? Can the ICC profiles still be used? I want to print on fine art matte paper and I thought that only through Photoshop I would get the best quality print. Thank you very much
I only usually print with the Canon software in these videos to show it's possible - I normally use Photoshop See the actual [written] review for far more info www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Hello Keith. Using Canon Fine Art Smooth, I am unable to feed the paper from the top because on the printer screen there isn’t an option to select canon fine art for the top feeder. There Canon fine art only shows if I place the paper on the rear feeder. Any advise?
Yes - top feed is not an option for that particular media setting I'm afraid. There are media settings which will work with that sort of paper for the top - but it depends if you have profiles made with that setting. It was a while ago, but I built several profile specifically to avoid using the rear feed... See www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Thanks, Keith, for the excellent video. There’s a complaint on one of the major printing forums about the dithering/dot pattern being visible at close distances. What are your thoughts on this?
Yes, it's there (a bit) - "Don't look from so short a distance" is my usual answer ;-) This is one of those things that goes with the observation that people who look at prints from inches away never buy anything. All inkjets show dither patterns if you really look. The key is to check different media/settings and see whether it's an issue or not. I just looked at some PRO-300 prints and had to put two pairs of glasses on to notice - that to me falls into the 'I don't care' category - I print for stuff viewed from arms length at least ;-) For someone complaining about it in general, then a bit of expectation adjustment is in order - I personally find the inner core from a 44" roll of paper helps... ;-) My main concern is that this sort of pickiness gets picked up and amplified, hence my somewhat robust opinions on the matter ;-) ;-)
Hi Keith, Love your videos. I'm an artist and have been printing at home on the cannon pro-300. Everything has been going well until recently when the printer has started dinging the corner of the paper and leaving black ink marks on the last corners. I am using the Hahnmulle german etching 310gsm. I contact cannon and have said that the printer can't take the paper, however from what I can see in the printer specs this paper should work perfectly (from the manual feed) I have tried both the top and manual feed and both have the same result. I don't have the issue with A3 or greeting cards? Any ideas?
Ah, when contacting Canon/Epson with such issues, always find the equivalent canon/epson paper to say you are having problems with. The 1st level service droids are programmed to use 'not our paper' as an opening gambit... ;-) It's likely ink/dust buildup on the head - that and perhaps a very slight curl on the paper - see here for more www.northlight-images.co.uk/inkjet-printer-cleaning/
See the full review for a discussion of this. www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/ However, my testing doesn't allow any accuracy in such matters - see here, but you will need to convert the figures to whatever you need. www.redrivercatalog.com/rr/cost-of-inkjet-printing.html
Hi Keith, you mentioned adding a paper type to the menu on the printer and that you have a video on how to do this. Can you provide a link as I could not work out which video it is in. Thanks, James.
Ah - it is a written article not a video. I don't tend to cover such technical stuff in videos - one reason is that I can update and correct things in the written work. I tend to make videos more as an adjunct to the written stuff. See the main review: www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/ ...and the specific custom media one www.northlight-images.co.uk/custom-media-for-the-pro-300/
Hi Keith, Hope you're doing well. Thanks for all the information. I recently purchased a Canon Pro 300 so I can produce my own greetings cards and art prints to order rather than ordering in bulk. I print borderless almost every time and I've noticed rather a lot of ink build-up on the sponge. Is this ok and how would one go about cleaning it? Thanks again for all the great videos. Max
I use some folded up kitchen roll paper and press it onto the sponge area every so often. It is very effective at drawing out the ink and preventing build-up. Glad the videos are of help!
A complex subject, but generally no This flies in the face of received wisdom, especially from the 'Lightroom training industry' ;-) See some of my videos in the colour management playlist as to why it is a tool I use specifically and sparingly ;-)
I recently purchased the PRO-300 to supplement my slightly aging PRO-100. I print from my MAC Mini with OS Big Sur. I installed the printer driver and set it up for wireless. I use the Canon Professional Print & Layout Ver.1.2.2 (Mac) software which is now a stand alone (excellent) application vs. the OS Catalina version. The biggest thing I have difficulty wrapping my mind around is getting (downloading) other non-Canon printer paper manufacture profiles (Ilford, Durico, Moab...or others), how/where to install them on my MAC, to the show up as "choices/profiles" on my software / printer when I go to use their products when I print with them. Do you have a tutorial on that? BTW....you are a great teacher!
Thanks - The profiles go in the ~/library/colorsync/profiles folder (i.e. your user library folder) (I believe that is still correct for the new mac o/s, but all my Macs are too old to run it - or even Catalina for that matter ;-) ) See the colour management section in the PRO-300 review for more www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
@@ytubsave307 Thanks They look good, but it's not happening unless you know anyone giving them away - or paying work starts again... My souped up Mac Pro will have to last a few years yet ;-) However Mac experience since 1987 dissuades me from buying any V1.0 version - I've been through the 68K->PowerPC and PowerPC->Intel transitions as well as the introduction of System 7 and OS-X. There I had new systems to experiment with, but older ones for real work
Using what device? Tricky one to show in a video, but I will try when a new profiling product comes out (I've only been adding videos to articles since last year) I use an x-rite i1iSis XL with i1Profiler, which is hardly commonplace (and ~£5k) so you would just see a target printed, read and the profile generated in i1Profiler. However I have lots of reviews and articles which go into details about the process (it's in all my printer reviews as well) Here's a recent one which goes through the process: www.northlight-images.co.uk/x-rite-i1photo-pro-3-review/ All my colour management stuff linked from here: www.northlight-images.co.uk/commercial-photography/training/colour-management/
Sorry, no idea. There is no simple answer here - there are some numbers at www.redrivercatalog.com/rr/cost-of-inkjet-printing.html BUT you'll need ink cart capacities and prices and so some maths...
I know this is an old video, but perhaps someone is reading the comments... I recently bought a Canon pro 300 printer (great printer!) and took Keith's advice to use black & white mode instead of an iccc profile, in Canon's excellent Print & Layout plugin... However, when having a wee look in the color settings panel, under Strength, 'Hard Tone' was selected, rather than say, Standard. I hadn't been in there and changed anything. Is this really the default setting I should be using? Thanks for any help.
[I try to reply to all comments ;-) ] See my B&W print article for the 300 for much more about this www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-300/ In general I use the defaults
@@KeithCooper That's great Keith, thanks so much for the quick reply. That article answers that query, and much more! Keep up the great work, it's very much appreciated! 👍🏻
Sorry, I didn't make that clear enough, for myself there is never a good reason to take a colour image and print in a B&W mode. I always convert to B&W at an early stage of the editing - see here for more th-cam.com/video/o7BczBgpKlA/w-d-xo.html Also, there is a detailed article specifically looking at PRO-300 B&W on the Northlight site at www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-300/
Hi Keith thank you for your splendid reviews of these printers. I am looking to upgrade my Epson R2880 to a larger A2. I have heard glowing reports on the Canon pro 1000 and have seen some of the splendid images from said printer. I have been following your reviews on the Epson P900 which you have given excellent reviews. My dilemma now is which do I choose. Based on your knowledge of both printers can you help me make my decision?
Thanks - that's difficult to say, since what matters is different to everyone. Have a look at the two written reviews - I'm always happy to answer specific questions directly by email, since I have a longstanding policy of never publicly recommending any particular product in reviews www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-sc-p900-printer-review/ www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-1000-printer-review/
Thanks - I didn't check the detailed specs - it was amongst boxes that arrived with the Canon printer. It's a nice paper and that is a useful print marketing feature to know... Whilst I've had a lot of papers to look at, I've not actually had any others from Canson to test over the years.
Much of my photography is long exposure at night, involving lots of black and dark tonal areas. How much will this affect the running costs from the ink usage?
Hi Keith, I have recently purchased this excellent printer. I was wondering if you could advise on the following: I am printing on A3 Card Stock borderless 350 gsm card, the print quality is fantastic but the ink seems to smudge slightly. Is there any settings that I can change to avoid this issue? Thank you.
It could be because of the media itself. Is it especially for inkjet printing? Is the smudge during the print process, or after you take out the print? One thing is to increase (in the printer settings) the drying time - this can slow printing a lot, Also try changing the head height to the 'avoid abrasion' setting.
@@KeithCooper Thanks for the swift reply Keith. The smudges seems to be after printing, particularly the black inks. The card spec doesn't say anything about whether it's for inkjet printing. I will try your suggestions - thanks. Regards
@@pop-upcardmaker That sounds maybe more like a media issue - have you tried a spray artists fixative? I get a lot of enquiries about card making and where I've done it, I've used card that was sold specifically for card - only single sided though. See www.northlight-images.co.uk/greeting-card-paper-and-printing/
@@KeithCooper That's great Keith, thanks for the advice. I will definitely try the artists fixative spray, that may just do it. You mentioned the drying time - mine is set to default, how long would you recommend? The info in the link is very helpful too. Regards
I'm a photographer, so there is no contest - I've no seen a laser version of any of my photos I'd be happy with. However - that's not what you're doing, so I really couldn't say - my bias in this respect is that I specifically test printers from a photographic POV. Laser can sometimes work with lower quality (non coated) card stock, but then the thickness is an issue, since heat doesn't get through to fuse the toner properly.
Yes, but colour management is perhaps somewhat ill-defined. Given you can't properly profile an ipad screen and you can't properly print with icc profiles. So for myself, yes you can print, but I wouldn't want to (remember I do the reviews/articles from the POV as a working photographer). Depends of course on what you want to print and what you're expecting from it. However - I should note that I've never seen or used the pro version of the iPad - perhaps it does a bit more?
@@KeithCooper I’d be printing fine art prints. Im a watercolor artist. I was told it works as a pc... I’m wondering if there was a app that would help that color management.
@@wildehawk2803 Photoshop would be my first thought, but way beyond my experience I'm afraid - iPads are very different from PCs and even Macs "Fine Art prints" and "iPad" are simply not terms that go together in a meaningful way for my work (photography) ;-) If I used an iPad to create stuff, I'd want to transfer the file to my Mac for actual final editing and printing - of course you might just hit print on the iPad and like what comes out of the printer - it 'could' happen... ;-)
Nope - does nothing I have a use for these days. I've tested Mirage in the past and have used ImagePrint 15 years ago. I still have a copy of ImageNest, but the developer stopped supporting it.
It's very white for a completely OBA free paper - certainly the spectral measurements using i1Profiler and my i1Isis show that any OBA like behaviour is small, but not absent. Almost any very white paper (even ones I've seen advertised as 'OBA free') shows such a bump in the violet end of the spectrum. No, it's not got the levels of OBA I see in 'bright' paper, but free from OBA like behaviour, no ;-) The whole 'OBA free' thing is largely marketing led though - as are almost all published paper specs. Of course it also depends on the chosen definition for an 'OBA' ... I should note that I don't sell papers, so my interest in this is from using the papers not marketing them. That said, it feeds into my comments about just what 'Fine Art' actually means... "Anything you like if it helps sell your prints" ;-) Just to be clear, it's a very nice paper ;-)
hi Keith... I've a problem that makes me fool... I've the canon pro 300 and it often print with vertical lines my photo. I've done everthing, profiles, 'washes'....
There are quite a few things you may or may not have already tried... Does it do it with different software driving the printer (the Canon print software for example) Are these lines in the print or marks on the paper? Is the nozzle check correct (look very carefully) Try printing with a USB connection Try printing from a different computer/device once you can answer all of these - try asking at: www.printerknowledge.com
![Checking out a printer not used for six months [Canon PRO-300]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/J3NrYxnlDXg/mqdefault.jpg)
Keith. Thanks for the excellent videos. You encouraged me to get off my @rse, bite the bullet and buy a printer. It is a bit nerve racking in terms of costs of the actual printer, the costs of the inks and the papers but there is that special something about holding a print of your own work, in your hand. Your videos on the P300 and have been a real help in getting me off the ground and running without too much costly wastage. As you say it isn't about the pretty image on the screen it is all about the print as a standalone image in it's own right. Chapeau for the skill and energy you bring into making these series of videos. They will never be #1 in terms of the TH-cam algorithim but that would be to miss the point of why you make them.
Thanks! That's appreciated
Just discovered your channel Keith and what a fine one it is too. Not enough quality demonstrators around and your detailed descriptive way is an absolute must for beginners and experienced alike. Excellent stuff.
Thanks - please do check the Northlight site as well, I've only been doing videos since last summer, which means that most articles/reviews have not got an accompanying video (yet ;-) )
www.northlight-images.co.uk/keiths-photography-blog/
@@KeithCooper I have Keith and its very informative
Thank you Keith for taking the time demonstrating the Pro 200 and 300 printers. I am mainly going to print B&W, so after a chat with Canon, I have bought the Pro 300 shown here. Wishing you well.
Thanks - I hope it works well for you!
It's so easy to lissen to you. Thank you for your interesting videos and i am happy to find you on TH-cam.
Thanks - appreciated!
Keith, Thanks for a very informative video. I hadn't used my Epson R1900 in a while and I successfully clogged the printheads. Thus far, no luck on fixing that. I've been looking at switching from Epson to Canon at an affordable level and your video has helped. No decision yet, though.
Thanks. If you've not seen them, for all my printer reviews, there is always a much more detailed written review - these are also updated/corrected over time
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Great video! Thanks a lot! You are a great professional😊
Thanks - glad it's of interest!
Dear Keith,thank you once again for your allways well explained video!Using Paper made by Hahnemühle like Fine Art Baryta or Photo Rag Baryta with my Pro 300.Never used the B&W Mode inside the Canon Print and Layout Software.Allways using Hahnemühle ICC Profiles for Colour and B&W Prints.For me the prints looking perfect and i don't have any experience doing my own custum ICC Profiles!
Thanks!
If it works - that's fine ;-)
However, do have a try with the B&W mode - black densities are usually a bit better with the B&W mode. Try a print of one of my specialist B&W test images, and look at shadow detail and linearity. Sometimes the difference is noticeable, sometimes not.
@@KeithCooper I let you know,Cheers!
I really like Canson papers. I also use Hahnemuhle papers.
Don't forget some of the ones from smaller paper suppliers - there is only a limited number of paper makers and specialist coaters. Ask your suppliers for something 'similar' - here in the UK I deal with three suppliers who's own-brand paper is every bit as good as ones with a better known name on the box ;-)
Awesome review... Thanks!
Glad it was of interest.
If you've not seen it, there are lots more details in the written reviews/articles on the Northlight Images site
Thank you for your channel. I don't know much about printing and it's a great help. I see you used the printer software instead of printing from the computer using Photoshop? Can the ICC profiles still be used? I want to print on fine art matte paper and I thought that only through Photoshop I would get the best quality print. Thank you very much
I only usually print with the Canon software in these videos to show it's possible - I normally use Photoshop
See the actual [written] review for far more info
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Thank you
Hello Keith. Using Canon Fine Art Smooth, I am unable to feed the paper from the top because on the printer screen there isn’t an option to select canon fine art for the top feeder. There Canon fine art only shows if I place the paper on the rear feeder.
Any advise?
Yes - top feed is not an option for that particular media setting I'm afraid.
There are media settings which will work with that sort of paper for the top - but it depends if you have profiles made with that setting.
It was a while ago, but I built several profile specifically to avoid using the rear feed... See
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
Thanks, Keith, for the excellent video. There’s a complaint on one of the major printing forums about the dithering/dot pattern being visible at close distances. What are your thoughts on this?
Yes, it's there (a bit) - "Don't look from so short a distance" is my usual answer ;-)
This is one of those things that goes with the observation that people who look at prints from inches away never buy anything.
All inkjets show dither patterns if you really look. The key is to check different media/settings and see whether it's an issue or not. I just looked at some PRO-300 prints and had to put two pairs of glasses on to notice - that to me falls into the 'I don't care' category - I print for stuff viewed from arms length at least ;-)
For someone complaining about it in general, then a bit of expectation adjustment is in order - I personally find the inner core from a 44" roll of paper helps... ;-) My main concern is that this sort of pickiness gets picked up and amplified, hence my somewhat robust opinions on the matter ;-) ;-)
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Hi Keith, Love your videos. I'm an artist and have been printing at home on the cannon pro-300. Everything has been going well until recently when the printer has started dinging the corner of the paper and leaving black ink marks on the last corners. I am using the Hahnmulle german etching 310gsm. I contact cannon and have said that the printer can't take the paper, however from what I can see in the printer specs this paper should work perfectly (from the manual feed) I have tried both the top and manual feed and both have the same result. I don't have the issue with A3 or greeting cards? Any ideas?
Ah, when contacting Canon/Epson with such issues, always find the equivalent canon/epson paper to say you are having problems with. The 1st level service droids are programmed to use 'not our paper' as an opening gambit... ;-)
It's likely ink/dust buildup on the head - that and perhaps a very slight curl on the paper - see here for more
www.northlight-images.co.uk/inkjet-printer-cleaning/
With the Canon 300 how is the ink usage, your video with the stack of prints you displayed, how was the ink usage?
See the full review for a discussion of this.
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
However, my testing doesn't allow any accuracy in such matters - see here, but you will need to convert the figures to whatever you need.
www.redrivercatalog.com/rr/cost-of-inkjet-printing.html
Hi Keith, you mentioned adding a paper type to the menu on the printer and that you have a video on how to do this. Can you provide a link as I could not work out which video it is in. Thanks, James.
Ah - it is a written article not a video.
I don't tend to cover such technical stuff in videos - one reason is that I can update and correct things in the written work. I tend to make videos more as an adjunct to the written stuff.
See the main review:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
...and the specific custom media one
www.northlight-images.co.uk/custom-media-for-the-pro-300/
@@KeithCooper Thank you. Will have a good look at this.
Hi Keith, Hope you're doing well. Thanks for all the information. I recently purchased a Canon Pro 300 so I can produce my own greetings cards and art prints to order rather than ordering in bulk. I print borderless almost every time and I've noticed rather a lot of ink build-up on the sponge. Is this ok and how would one go about cleaning it?
Thanks again for all the great videos.
Max
I use some folded up kitchen roll paper and press it onto the sponge area every so often. It is very effective at drawing out the ink and preventing build-up.
Glad the videos are of help!
@@KeithCooper Thanks Keith I'll give it a whirl!
Do you recommend use the "soft proofing" botton before print?
A complex subject, but generally no
This flies in the face of received wisdom, especially from the 'Lightroom training industry' ;-)
See some of my videos in the colour management playlist as to why it is a tool I use specifically and sparingly ;-)
I recently purchased the PRO-300 to supplement my slightly aging PRO-100. I print from my MAC Mini with OS Big Sur. I installed the printer driver and set it up for wireless. I use the Canon Professional Print & Layout Ver.1.2.2 (Mac) software which is now a stand alone (excellent) application vs. the OS Catalina version. The biggest thing I have difficulty wrapping my mind around is getting (downloading) other non-Canon printer paper manufacture profiles (Ilford, Durico, Moab...or others), how/where to install them on my MAC, to the show up as "choices/profiles" on my software / printer when I go to use their products when I print with them. Do you have a tutorial on that? BTW....you are a great teacher!
Thanks - The profiles go in the ~/library/colorsync/profiles folder (i.e. your user library folder)
(I believe that is still correct for the new mac o/s, but all my Macs are too old to run it - or even Catalina for that matter ;-) )
See the colour management section in the PRO-300 review for more
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-300-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper .....thanks much for replying. Maybe time for a new Mac.....the M-1Mini is terrific.
@@ytubsave307 Thanks
They look good, but it's not happening unless you know anyone giving them away - or paying work starts again...
My souped up Mac Pro will have to last a few years yet ;-)
However Mac experience since 1987 dissuades me from buying any V1.0 version - I've been through the 68K->PowerPC and PowerPC->Intel transitions as well as the introduction of System 7 and OS-X. There I had new systems to experiment with, but older ones for real work
I would like to buy a good photo printer. When is a new Canon Pro-300 printer expected? the pro300 is already a number of years old
Don't hold your breath, it's a 2020 printer - I'd expect it to last until 25/26
Printers ain't mobile phones, changing models every year ;-)
Could you please show us, how to make a custom paper profiles?
Using what device? Tricky one to show in a video, but I will try when a new profiling product comes out (I've only been adding videos to articles since last year)
I use an x-rite i1iSis XL with i1Profiler, which is hardly commonplace (and ~£5k) so you would just see a target printed, read and the profile generated in i1Profiler.
However I have lots of reviews and articles which go into details about the process (it's in all my printer reviews as well)
Here's a recent one which goes through the process:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/x-rite-i1photo-pro-3-review/
All my colour management stuff linked from here:
www.northlight-images.co.uk/commercial-photography/training/colour-management/
Hello .... I have a question .... how many photos can be printed in size A3 - A3+ before the printer cartridges run out?
Sorry, no idea. There is no simple answer here - there are some numbers at
www.redrivercatalog.com/rr/cost-of-inkjet-printing.html
BUT you'll need ink cart capacities and prices and so some maths...
I know this is an old video, but perhaps someone is reading the comments... I recently bought a Canon pro 300 printer (great printer!) and took Keith's advice to use black & white mode instead of an iccc profile, in Canon's excellent Print & Layout plugin... However, when having a wee look in the color settings panel, under Strength, 'Hard Tone' was selected, rather than say, Standard. I hadn't been in there and changed anything. Is this really the default setting I should be using? Thanks for any help.
[I try to reply to all comments ;-) ]
See my B&W print article for the 300 for much more about this
www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-300/
In general I use the defaults
@@KeithCooper That's great Keith, thanks so much for the quick reply. That article answers that query, and much more! Keep up the great work, it's very much appreciated! 👍🏻
I was not clear whether the B&W print was from an image converted to B&W in PS, or sent to the printed from the color image.
Sorry, I didn't make that clear enough, for myself there is never a good reason to take a colour image and print in a B&W mode.
I always convert to B&W at an early stage of the editing - see here for more
th-cam.com/video/o7BczBgpKlA/w-d-xo.html
Also, there is a detailed article specifically looking at PRO-300 B&W on the Northlight site at www.northlight-images.co.uk/black-and-white-printing-with-the-pro-300/
Hi Keith thank you for your splendid reviews of these printers. I am looking to upgrade my Epson R2880 to a larger A2. I have heard glowing reports on the Canon pro 1000 and have seen some of the splendid images from said printer. I have been following your reviews on the Epson P900 which you have given excellent reviews. My dilemma now is which do I choose. Based on your knowledge of both printers can you help me make my decision?
Thanks - that's difficult to say, since what matters is different to everyone.
Have a look at the two written reviews - I'm always happy to answer specific questions directly by email, since I have a longstanding policy of never publicly recommending any particular product in reviews
www.northlight-images.co.uk/epson-sc-p900-printer-review/
www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-pro-1000-printer-review/
@@KeithCooper Thanks Keith I will have a good look at both reviews and possibly email you after looking at them.
Hi Keith, Just to let you know there are NO Optical Brighteners in Canson Rag Photographique.
Thanks - I didn't check the detailed specs - it was amongst boxes that arrived with the Canon printer. It's a nice paper and that is a useful print marketing feature to know...
Whilst I've had a lot of papers to look at, I've not actually had any others from Canson to test over the years.
Much of my photography is long exposure at night, involving lots of black and dark tonal areas. How much will this affect the running costs from the ink usage?
Somewhat higher - the calculations and numbers you may see reflect 'average' images, and black sky images are well outside of average.
Hi Keith, I have recently purchased this excellent printer. I was wondering if you could advise on the following: I am printing on A3 Card Stock borderless 350 gsm card, the print quality is fantastic but the ink seems to smudge slightly. Is there any settings that I can change to avoid this issue? Thank you.
It could be because of the media itself. Is it especially for inkjet printing?
Is the smudge during the print process, or after you take out the print? One thing is to increase (in the printer settings) the drying time - this can slow printing a lot,
Also try changing the head height to the 'avoid abrasion' setting.
@@KeithCooper Thanks for the swift reply Keith. The smudges seems to be after printing, particularly the black inks. The card spec doesn't say anything about whether it's for inkjet printing. I will try your suggestions - thanks. Regards
@@pop-upcardmaker That sounds maybe more like a media issue - have you tried a spray artists fixative?
I get a lot of enquiries about card making and where I've done it, I've used card that was sold specifically for card - only single sided though.
See www.northlight-images.co.uk/greeting-card-paper-and-printing/
@@KeithCooper That's great Keith, thanks for the advice. I will definitely try the artists fixative spray, that may just do it. You mentioned the drying time - mine is set to default, how long would you recommend? The info in the link is very helpful too. Regards
I've not actually experimented with this. I'm going to be doing some experiments, which if they work I'll do an article about (and maybe a video)
Would you recommend ink over laser? I’m looking to print fine art and cards and graphic design. I do both
I'm a photographer, so there is no contest - I've no seen a laser version of any of my photos I'd be happy with.
However - that's not what you're doing, so I really couldn't say - my bias in this respect is that I specifically test printers from a photographic POV.
Laser can sometimes work with lower quality (non coated) card stock, but then the thickness is an issue, since heat doesn't get through to fuse the toner properly.
@@KeithCooper thank you Keith
I’m looking into getting one of these.. I’m wondering could I print from my iPad Pro?
Yes, but colour management is perhaps somewhat ill-defined. Given you can't properly profile an ipad screen and you can't properly print with icc profiles. So for myself, yes you can print, but I wouldn't want to (remember I do the reviews/articles from the POV as a working photographer).
Depends of course on what you want to print and what you're expecting from it.
However - I should note that I've never seen or used the pro version of the iPad - perhaps it does a bit more?
@@KeithCooper I’d be printing fine art prints. Im a watercolor artist. I was told it works as a pc... I’m wondering if there was a app that would help that color management.
@@wildehawk2803 Photoshop would be my first thought, but way beyond my experience I'm afraid - iPads are very different from PCs and even Macs
"Fine Art prints" and "iPad" are simply not terms that go together in a meaningful way for my work (photography) ;-)
If I used an iPad to create stuff, I'd want to transfer the file to my Mac for actual final editing and printing - of course you might just hit print on the iPad and like what comes out of the printer - it 'could' happen... ;-)
@@KeithCooper thank you so much for your helpful responses and help. I may try it and let you know
Do you use rip software?
Nope - does nothing I have a use for these days.
I've tested Mirage in the past and have used ImagePrint 15 years ago. I still have a copy of ImageNest, but the developer stopped supporting it.
I also love basmati rice.
It's called 'product placement' - not done very well, since none has turned up as yet ;-)
Where are the catridges available?
Anywhere selling printer inks - they are not difficult to find online, and many larger stationers
There is no optical brightening agent in the Canson Rag Photographique!
It's very white for a completely OBA free paper - certainly the spectral measurements using i1Profiler and my i1Isis show that any OBA like behaviour is small, but not absent. Almost any very white paper (even ones I've seen advertised as 'OBA free') shows such a bump in the violet end of the spectrum. No, it's not got the levels of OBA I see in 'bright' paper, but free from OBA like behaviour, no ;-)
The whole 'OBA free' thing is largely marketing led though - as are almost all published paper specs. Of course it also depends on the chosen definition for an 'OBA' ...
I should note that I don't sell papers, so my interest in this is from using the papers not marketing them. That said, it feeds into my comments about just what 'Fine Art' actually means... "Anything you like if it helps sell your prints" ;-)
Just to be clear, it's a very nice paper ;-)
hi Keith...
I've a problem that makes me fool... I've the canon pro 300 and it often print with vertical lines my photo. I've done everthing, profiles, 'washes'....
There are quite a few things you may or may not have already tried...
Does it do it with different software driving the printer (the Canon print software for example)
Are these lines in the print or marks on the paper?
Is the nozzle check correct (look very carefully)
Try printing with a USB connection
Try printing from a different computer/device
once you can answer all of these - try asking at:
www.printerknowledge.com
@@KeithCooper thnx! I'll try. but now I tried with unidirectional printing on and... It works!! bah...
Try a head alignment again (use a photo paper of some sort)