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@berttheghost "This applies to ancient 16 bit drivers written for the likes of Win95 and DOS. It refers to 16 bit addresses, not 16 bit (colors?). You can safely ignore it" Thanks for the advice on this one, you are obviously well versed on the software complexities, however in Scott Kelby's...

Also another question for the refillers amongst you (just about all of you?) have any of you installed the latest Canon Pro-100 firmware (which seems to be vers 1.20) without cartridge refill issues? My version is unchanged and still sitting at vers 1.040 as I've been reluctant to upgrade due to...

@FalconST "When I first received the Pro-100 last year, I also thought the printer wasn't as good as the Pro9000, however, after some experimenting and proper setup, things have gotten much better. It is important to use the XPS driver with the Pro-100, 16-bit vs the 8bit driver makes a world of...

@jtoolman :"The "Sub Micron" reference is to the pore size of the membrane used on of these filters. Syringe filters are meant to be single use. You load up a solution that needs to be filtered and you shoot it into a sterile flask, tube, or bottle. You do this inside a bio safety hood under a...

I've ben using Canon Studio Print Pro to print up with my Canon Pro 100 until recently because according to Canon it offers 16 bit (wide dynamic range smooth with tonal transition printing) using Windows 7 64 bit OS when the XPS driver is used. I'd like to know if this feature (16 bit...

@Paul Verrizo I'm sorry I've not replied so far to your question about using pattern printing to get a Poor Boy's proofing for colours etc. The answer is I've used it once for a friend who wanted to print on the extra heavy Canon Museum Etching Fine Art paper. Because this paper has to be fed...

@berttheghost No, I'm nowhere near the Roturua/Taupo volcanic zone as I'm resident in the Bay of Plenty about 270 metres from the surf line of Waihi Beach, which accounts for the salt film build up on my house windows. This salt laden air is what I suspect might be causing my fading problem...

ThrillaMozzila said "Sea air doesn't smell anything like ozone, and I never heard the idea before. So I checked up on it, and one scientific research group is studying absorption of ozone by the sea. I'll going to guess that sea air you are smelling has about the lowest ozone content anywhere on...

When I first read about this problem on this forum a couple of months or more ago I decided to refrigerate all my PC inks including the second set of cartridges that I refill and keep on hand. Whether this will slow the growth of microbial organisms remains to be seen but I am interested in the...

Thanks Paul. Most of my papers are Canon (Pro Platinum, Pro Lustre, Glossy II, Fine Art Museum) but I also like Ilford Smooth Fine Art and for longer life prints I have some A4 HP gloss swellable which is pretty much extinct in New Zealand now. Also keen to try the new Canon heavier weight matte...

No I haven't Paul and I'd agree with you to the extent that apart from a magenta cast with some printed files I've not been that troubled by overall casts either. I suspect Mike's (Precision Colors) latest ink set will address any fine tweaking issues that I've had up to date. The issue in this...

02/02/2014 An update on the yellow highlighting problem with B&W prints. I decided to take another look at the processing of the files that I was having this problem with and tentatively so far have found that the method of B&W conversion from a colour file makes a big difference to the severity...

Thanks Paul for the update on your experiences with trying to source HP swellable paper. As regards my earlier statements regarding Ozone content in sea water aerosols after reading a little more of the research on the subject I'm now of the opinion that the situation is so complex that without...

The cost of OEM cartridges for the Pixma Pro-100 in New Zealand is prohibitive at US$24.00 inc tax per cartridge (or US$158.50 a set online discounted). For doing very small print runs what with head cleaning wasting ink during start up it would probably be less expensive to coat the paper with...

OK but what’s you point, because the ink costs just about the same all over the world, that’s why so many of us choose to use good 3rd party inks, and another point is by not using OEM ink there has to be some trade-off..

A year or more ago I purchased at the Challenger store Singapore two pkts of A4 Ilford Super Premium Photo Pearl Paper and two pkts of A4 Ilford Super Premium Photo Satin Paper. Both were 20 sheet pkts and the paper weighed from 240 - 250 gsm. This paper was made in Switzerland by Ilford...

Good points, I should have elaborated. Serious interest in photography in New Zealand is driven to a large extent by club activity and the nationwide competitions that they organise. A significant part of this is print driven (for good technical reasons that I won't go into here). A significant...

Thank you Mike for your comprehensive article on the fading of inkjet prints and aftermarket ink sets in general. I appreciate being brought up to speed on the difficulties involved. Most of my printing over the past two years has been for my own satisfaction and that of two other fellow members...

Thank you The Hat and Roy for taking the trouble to comment on my problem. Ironically I suspect that moving to Chernobyl would probably help solve my problem. I live in New Zealand and close to a surf beach (max 300 metres distant) which means that the ozone content in the air is high along with...

I use PC inks at present and have had trouble with fading most likely due to exposure to the atmosphere rather than light exposure. In response to my enquiry regarding this particular problem Mike (Mikling) advised that the inks he uses cannot be expected to match the OEM inks for fade...