Digital BW, The Print

This will be my first venture into large, fine art printing.
Been a pro 30 years doing regular chemical prints and Epson
1280's for proofing. This new Canon seems to address a number of issues
with older Big Epsons.  Is there much useage yet with this printer?
Are there  profiles readily availble for the widely used fine art 
papers from Epson and/or Crane?   Any strong recomendations one way or 
another?...Thanks