I had a 3200 we used sparingly as a backup which did a very good job all with Hahnemuhle, Canson papers and Lexjet canvas. We replaced it with a Pro 4600 basically the same as the 2600 except larger.
We purchased it as a backup as our P8000 had two back to back service calls and I could not be without a 44" pigment. The last service call fixed it (Knock on wood) with no problems since.
Now that new Canon sits in the corner unused. I made profiles for the Canson Etching Rag, BFK Rives as well as our Lexjet canvas and Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta but I am just an Epson guy and I should not have to apologize for that. I seem to get more consistent color with the Epson. The best I can get out of the Canon is with Printer manages color, reselecting color sync under settings and checking off the proper icc profile that way.
I have 15 hours trying to dial in the Canon and although I have it pretty good it does not match my Epsons. The replaceable heads, dual roll and $1500 cheaper than a 9570 were my reasons for purchase. For general use it is an excellent machine with the papers I have profiled. The artists I do reproductions for are a fussy crowd and I mean that with all due respect but these two machines have to spot on match and they don't.
All that being said it is plenty fast and just sips ink. The Canon ink is about 45% more expensive than the comparable Epson ink and I thought Epson ink was expensive. The dual roll option is worth its weight in gold. The self loading is really slick. When dialed in properly it produces a really nice print. I paid less that $4000 with the rebate they had going on when the Epson was $5595. Just too much to pass up. I also needed something besides my half dozen Epson's for workshop attendees that want to try other printers.
