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ITS COLOR NOT COLOURcvt said:I would say this so far, the blacks arn't the same colour.
ITS COLOR NOT COLOURcvt said:I would say this so far, the blacks arn't the same colour.
DEN DON'Tcvt said:<snip>
As I probably shouldn've,
DAT CAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW. GIVING ADVICE SO THE UDDER DING DONGS GET Afrom what I've gathered, there should be no harm
in running pigment ink though a dye head...
SURE DO EVERYTHING THAT WILL RAISE THE PRICES TO OTHERS. DATS YOUR KINDThe result, so far
NOT
so good.
I'm using my ip6600d (with swapped chips yet again), but I removed what was
left in the cartridge (as much as I could) and put the pigment black ink
into it (gonna experiment as much as I can while I got a warranty )
OF COURSE NOTand
printed a couple hundred pages of black text.
That all went fine..
So as I didn't leave my other ink there to test, I now have pigment ink in
my ip6600d.
I wouldn't reccomend anyone else try this..
THATS WHY HE BOUGHT A CANONbut from what I been finding out..
Well, when I had my epson 1160 with black, and 3 different shades of grey,
and it went forever like that,
NOW HE IS GOING TO RUIN AN EXPENSIVE PRINTERreally proves as long as the ink is going to
fit, not dry, and react correct to the nozzles technology, anything will do
(as long as the colours correct of course)
So give me a week till anyone jumps in and asks technicals or does it
aswell, in a weeks time I'll tell ya wether I have a new ip6600d or still
going strong
If so, I know what inks I'll be calibrating for and using when the pixma
9500pro inks are out
thats if I don;t just get the 9500pro
ONLY THE INNER CIRCLE OF THE OEMS KNOW NOT CIVET DA KATcvt said:This is this manufacturer of ink only, but I'd imagine most are doing the
identical thing..
Theres actually not that many inks..
Basically, when an ink is improved, as long as the colours the same, and it
reacts the same way in the printhead, it will work in all the older ones.
C3 colours do the BCI3e(cmy), BCI6(cmy), CLI8(cmy), BCI24(cyan), CL41/51
So in effect, if the ink is goodenough (not much chance it isn't, ink isn't
that fancy) all those should be compatible.
The C4 colours are the BC01, BC02, so on...
I've researched the inks a bit more than I usually would have, more so
under my own curiosity
identical thing..
Theres actually not that many inks..
Basically, when an ink is improved, as long as the colours the same, and
it
reacts the same way in the printhead, it will work in all the older ones.
Exactly what I meant. BTW: CLI-8 and BCI-6 look almost the same
(exception: obviously the chip). Howeber, Cartridges CLI-8 fit
physically into the BCI-6 slots, but not the other way round.
Is there a difference between BCI-3 and BCI-6?
And you did not find any difference between BCI-3e and BCI-6?
I did not understand it.
I meant BCI-3e vs. BCI-6, althugh I don't know what kind of improvement
happened vom BCI-3 to BCI-3e and from BCI-5 to BCI-6.
All those comments for dye ink. Pigmented black is a perfectly different
story.
- Martin
Yianni said:Thank you for your reply. Just another question; acording to your
experience from both printers, and despite of the ink structure, do
you think that the cli8 and bci6 ink *colors* are same?
I was comparing the bci-6 cli-8. And there are no 'colour' differences
between them
BCI5 -> BCI6 was ink improvement.. nothing else..
Even as stated by canon themselves,
The ink was improved, needed new drivers (calibration as in other words),
and use the BCI-6 carts, the BCI-5 carts were discontinued when the BCI-6
became available.
DEN DON'T
DAT CAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW. GIVING ADVICE SO THE UDDER DING DONGS GET
A CLOGGED HEAD
SURE DO EVERYTHING THAT WILL RAISE THE PRICES TO OTHERS. DATS YOUR
KIND
OF COURSE NOT
Yet!!!
THATS WHY HE BOUGHT A CANON
NOW HE IS GOING TO RUIN AN EXPENSIVE PRINTER
I've seen multiple reports on major differences for magenta and minor
differences otherwise.
You did a side-by-side-comparison and had no difference!?
Yes, as for BCI3 -> BCI-3e
Yes, showing that there actually is a color difference
I'm saying the difference was so small, it was negledgable.
This reported major magenta difference is definately not the case here.
I was comparing BCI-6 -> C3, and C3 -> CLI-8
Exact numbers as follows (RGB)
C3 182,23,45
CLI-8 186,28,44
Colours are gathered from ink placed between 2 glass slides (those they
use with microscopes), and an average colour of all that area covered
with ink.
The ink was compatible, even though improved, colours changed slightly,
and needed to be calibrated, something you can do yourself anyway.
Thats my POV on the subject, If you have a different one, as long as its
not measekites, its worth hearing.
I rarely even wait for the ink to run out before fitting a CIS, its not
a concern to me, I calibrate for the inks I use, my Epson 9600 is the
only printer I run on OEM (because carts are a decent size and price
unlike these toys), and it was no different and needed callibrating.
I'm sure that this may give some kind of information. However, I doubt
that this info can be translated easily to practical applications.
Yes, I'd like to see your comparison. I'll do it next week myself,
when I have access to both my own iP4000 and my father's iP4200. I'll
print the same image on the same paper. I'll scan it one week later
(first, since I have no other option, second since this will stabilize
any color shift immediately after printing). I'll scan the prints
together.
This is similiar to your approach?
Not everyone - the typical calibration approach is rather expensive
hard- and software.
I don't know his point - he's killfiled and not worth for any comment.
How do YOU calibrate?
There is a distinct difference between altering the ink used in an
Epson printer and any other thermal type of printer.
With the Epson, since the ink projection system is mechanical, as long
as the viscosity and particle sizes are small enough, the ink should
flow. Drying time is also an issue in terms of how it is absorbed by
the paper surface, and how likely the nozzles are to clog with the ink
on the head surface.
The Canon and other thermal have a number of extra issues to consider.
The solvent types and levels are critical since it literally heats the
ink to a boiling point to project the ink forward.
Any residue become quite critical since it is repeated over and over
again. Also, since the heads are more vulnerable due to the resistors
in them, they may be harmed by the abrasion of the pigment particles,
or damaged by the pH of the ink.
BTW< I am not suggesting it isn't worthwhile experimenting, but the
successes may be shorter lived than intended. I have no idea how
Canon is dealing with the pigment ink situation which there new
pigment ink printers, but it did take them some time to come out with
them, making me think there is a design change in the heads of those
newer printers.
Art
I was actually interested in what your opinion on the subject was.
Not fair .. This is gonna prove your point... anyway..
I use custom profiles, I use WiziWYG, Which is surprisingly well
priced. (free but needs special it8 target)
Exactly what I meant. BTW: CLI-8 and BCI-6 look almost the same
(exception: obviously the chip). Howeber, Cartridges CLI-8 fit
physically into the BCI-6 slots, but not the other way round.
Is there a difference between BCI-3 and BCI-6?