Re: Update on Ink problem - Canon IP 4000
- From: "Lou" <lou@nospam@home.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:49:27 -0500
Mary I'm going to snip out most of what we have written and just reply to a
few things that I will identify. I've been on vacation for the last week
and just got home or I would have replied sooner.
You mentioned you used Kodak paper. When I got my first Canon printer I had
gobs of HP paper of different varieties and Kodak paper. I found the Canon
printers didn't like the paper I had on hand so I switched to Canon paper
and eventually Kirkland paper also, which I use for photo printing. I
really like the Canon semi-gloss paper but I use it sparingly because of
price.
The troll Measkite keeps making nasty comments about printing and generic
inks. I don't comment back to him beceause it just starts a thread that
goes on and on. But I haven't used anything in my Pro 9000 yet except for
OEM and I use the printer sparingly. I actually have better color with
generic ink and the IP5000 compared to the Pro 9000, but the grain is much
finer on the Pro9000. What's funny is that the Kirkland paper actually has
less color cast than the Canon Photo Pro paper when I print on the Pro 9000.
I printed several 8x10s of a scanned photo of my son and his girlfriend and
I was really surprised by that. I had done a number of pictures or I should
say one picture from the camera with different settings on the 4x6 Photo Pro
paper trying to correct the red cast. I believe the paper is almost as
important as the ink. I have a old Canon G1 camera and a Konica Minolta
camera. Sony bought out K M. so I hope I never need repairs. I take lots of
pictures.
I don't think refilling is that hard, man or woman. I am not mechanically
minded at all. Sometimes simple things like changing batteries are a
challenge. Certainly everytime we get a new electronic gadget such as a TV
or VCR I feel really challenged, but ink refilling isn't hard. It takes
very little time. I generally wait until I need to refill several
cartridges instead of just one. I have paper towels handy if I need them and
yes every once in awhile that happens for one reason or another. I do it on
a surface saver placed very near to the kitchen sink. I have the hot glue
gun ready before I start and the tape handy to put on top of the vent hole.
I recap the bottles after filling the syringe even if I think I might need
more than what is in the syringe. I don't want to be a klutz and knock the
bottle over. Just cautious habits. Really, it is not hard and it takes very
little time. If I get a drop of ink on something or on my hands I use
Clorox Clean Up to make the stain go away. It's just personal preference I
guess.
I think it was the Red River and it goes through S.D. because we had talked
about fishing in S.D. too. Winipeg sounds familiar. I remember a historic
port we visited a couple of times and there was some kind of a museum ship
too that was close to the campgrounds. It's been a lot of years ago. Once
we drove across Ontario to get there but after that I think we came up
through the Dakotas. I always wanted to go back to Ontario and search for
my Canadian ancestors that migrated to MO but never did. The name Selkirk
comes to mind, but I don't know why.
Anyway, good luck and happy printing with whatever kind of generic
ink/cartridges you choose.
.
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