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<blockquote data-quote="Don Kondra" data-source="post: 284118" data-attributes="member: 17688">They sure do make it hard to find out what type of ink is used.&nbsp; Basically the ~$500 printers use dye based ink with a black pigment ink cartridge and the ~$1000 printers are all pigment.I never did get around to finding out if you could hook up a Continuous Ink System and use pigment inks in the lower level printers.&nbsp; I would assume changing to a pigment on a head designed to use dye might be problematic..Having said that, the &quot;older&quot; printers are a bargain.&nbsp; I purchased a Canon iX650 from B&amp;H for $100, it originally sold for $500 but of course a newer model is out now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />One other thing I haven't got around to doing yet is purchase a spray UV coating to extend the life of the dye prints.Here is more information than I wanted on the subject, he, he...<a href="http://www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp14article2.php" target="_blank">Don't Fade Away - Recent Testing of Protective Coatings</a>Cheers, Don</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Don Kondra, post: 284118, member: 17688"] They sure do make it hard to find out what type of ink is used. Basically the ~$500 printers use dye based ink with a black pigment ink cartridge and the ~$1000 printers are all pigment. I never did get around to finding out if you could hook up a Continuous Ink System and use pigment inks in the lower level printers. I would assume changing to a pigment on a head designed to use dye might be problematic.. Having said that, the "older" printers are a bargain. I purchased a Canon iX650 from B&H for $100, it originally sold for $500 but of course a newer model is out now :) One other thing I haven't got around to doing yet is purchase a spray UV coating to extend the life of the dye prints. Here is more information than I wanted on the subject, he, he... [url=http://www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp14article2.php]Don't Fade Away - Recent Testing of Protective Coatings[/url] Cheers, Don [/QUOTE]

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