@Mr Perceptive - I was speaking to Vince from Fotospeed at the Connected exhibition today and he says that you can print longer than 24 inches on the Pro-1000 (up to a limit of around 3 metres). All you have to do is define a custom paper size and then cut a 17" roll to the length you wish to print. Might have to get a roll of Matt Ultra and give it a go with some 16:9, 2:1 and 3:1 images I have. Anyone for a 16 x 48 inch panorama?
Oh, and I also bought some A3 boxes of Smooth Cotton and NST BW
Amar