Well to make you even more confused - read this site for the iPF5000 owners:
http://canonipf5000.wikispaces.com. There is a nice comparison to the Epsons too.....
I went to a couple of demos and this one really got to me. and it is fast! The Epson was slow for my liking and spooling took a long time. I love B&W and couldnt see the "bronzing" on the prints they are talking about.
Just to add to this....One of the printers that was at the demo was the Prograf600 which is a CAD printer......6 ink printer, but only 3 is colour. Did the same photos on that one too and couldnt see the diiffs. Nice thing is it prints to A1....... So it obviuosly got to me why would a 12 ink and 3 ink printer prints look the same without hijacking your thread or getting too technical?
Hope you can make a decision.....
Regaerd
Chris