Re: "Just be like me"
My last post on the topic.
Printer: Canon A3 Photoprinter: IP8750
Ink: High quality (on my view) non-OEM.
Cartridges: Canon XL OEM modified to be refillable.
Ancillary: Cartridge resetter. (resets cartridge to reporting full)
Photopaper: A3, plenty of matt, plenty of satin, but a bit low on gloss.
A4, plenty of everything.
Cartridge paper: Plenty of everything. This is what I use for fun, colour, day to day printing.
The Canon XL color cartridges take about 11ml. The non-OEM bottles come with 110ml of ink. I've used about 20ml, so plenty of ink. The set of non-OEM bottles cost a bit more than a set of OEM inks.
The process from raw film to printed output is colour managed.
This reflects what I have fun doing. It is all already paid for.
Oh, and it "just works". For example, put some A4 cartridge paper in the printer, choose cartridge paper as the medium, and it prints the output colour adjusted for that ink and that paper.
Best wishes,
Bob