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Top Canon Pixma Pro9000 Photo Printer Reviews
Printer Spot wrote a review on the
Canon Pixma Pro9000 and said: "Print quality was excellent
on all of the Canon media I tested (the Costco paper fared well,
too). Colors were accurate, and the printer had no trouble
rendering fine details. Skin tones were right on, with no
noticeable color cast. Black and white prints looked good at
default settings, with just a slight purple cast. If you use the
grayscale printing option (which requires a lot of patience) you
will get much better results, with no color cast at all."
Canon Pixma Pro9000 News Release Summary:
Mississauga, ON, February 21, 2006 – Canon extends its
industry-leading role among professional photographers and
advanced amateurs with the introduction of two affordable, new
professional photo printers: the ten-color PIXMA Pro9500 and the
eight color PIXMA Pro9000 models. The first Canon PIXMA printers
to earn the Pro designation, both the PIXMA Pro9500 printer –
which utilizes long-lasting, pigment-based inks – and the PIXMA
Pro9000 printer – which uses long-lasting, dye-based inks –
produce brilliant, gallery quality prints up to 13 x 19 inches
on a variety of specialty media and fine art papers.
"These printers are a breakthrough not simply for Canon but for
the industry," said Ian Macfarlane, Vice President and General
Manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon Canada, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. Inc. "We have not simply
reformulated inks, we have re-examined the selection of inks
needed to create some of the finest, long-lasting prints
possible.
"While Canon produces the number one digital cameras of choice
for photo pros and advanced amateurs, our ultimate goal is to
provide the complete digital imaging solution of choice for
these discerning, demanding and discriminating photographers,
imaging professionals and enthusiasts," added Mr. Macfarlane.
"As our vast selection of lenses anticipate and respond to the
optical needs of photographers, so too, these new professional
photo printers provide robust, digital imaging solutions for a
community we value and vow to serve."
"Wilhelm Imaging Research is currently testing the ChromaLife100
system and Lucia pigment-based inks," said Henry Wilhelm,
president of Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. "A review of
preliminary test data indicates that prints made with the Lucia
pigmented inks and select Canon photo and fine art papers will
have WIR Display Permanence Ratings in excess of 100 years for
color images and significantly beyond that for monochrome. The
pigmented inks also provide excellent short term color drift
behavior which is critically important for color managed
workflows and for proofing applications."
The PIXMA Pro9500 Photo Printer
Designed and developed to accommodate pro photographers and
imaging professionals that wish to present the highest possible
quality portfolios of their work as well as those who generate
gallery-standard prints for sale, (and understandably need them
to last), the PIXMA Pro9500 Photo Printer delivers output that
lives up to that promise and more.
Ten individual tanks of Canon’s long lasting, Lucia branded
pigment based inks and Canon’s 7,680 nozzle print head (compared
with the competitor’s 1440 nozzle print head*) and
Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE)
technology are at the core of this top-performance photo
printer. These Lucia inks – photo black, matte black and gray as
well as cyan, magenta, yellow, photo cyan, photo magenta, red
and green – are precisely placed by the PIXMA Pro9500 Photo
Printer in three-picoliter droplets (min.) to create photographs
and other works of art that are rich in detail, texture and
tone. Indeed, the PIXMA Pro9500 printer’s dramatically wide
color gamut and extraordinary color reproduction in the green,
red, and yellow-to-orange color ranges help this printer produce
color images of exceptional virtuosity and quality.
Still, this printer delivers remarkable results when printing
gallery-grade monochromatic photos. For these "black and
whites," the inks are key. The Matte Black ink provides high
density true black renditions on fine art papers; the Photo
Black ink provides high contrast and, most telling of all, the
gray ink reduces graininess and lines, stabilizes the gray
balance in the print (by using less color in the gray image
areas). The gray ink also reduces the photo phenomenon known as
metamerism where composite gray inks (achieved with combinations
of cyan, magenta and yellow ink) make image areas look different
under different lighting conditions (such as sunlight,
fluorescent light and incandescent light). This aberration is
due to the differences in spectral reflectance properties of
each of the composite colors.
To further increase productivity, efficiency, and value, Canon
designed the PIXMA Pro9500 model so that all ten individual ink
tanks can reside in the print head at all times, saving time
(and ink) by eliminating the need to swap out tanks before
printing. Now, pros who may have been inconvenienced by swapping
ink tanks can simply load all the tanks in this new PIXMA Pro
model and never worry about which ink goes with which project.
The PIXMA Pro9000 Photo Printer
The PIXMA Pro9000 Photo Printer uses Canon’s high-performance,
high-density 6,144 nozzle print head to deposit precise and
constant 2-picoliter ink droplets – delivering approximately
11-million droplets per square inch** – to produce impressively
detailed prints with remarkable quality and speed.
This eight-ink printer features a wide color space that rivals
positive film and delivers vivid coloration and high glossiness.
Indeed, the combination of these new individually packaged inks–
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta, Black, Red,
and Green – and Canon Photo Paper Pro glossy stock creates
beautiful finished images.
The Canon-to-Canon Connection
While the PIXMA Pro9500 and PIXMA Pro9000 printers borrow design
elements from Canon’s digital SLR line: curved edges reminiscent
of the lines on Canon digital SLRs and ‘pro-black’ pebble
finish, the Canon-to Canon synergy is not limited to style,
color and curves. Indeed, that connection is closest with
Canon’s new EOS 30D professional digital SLR.
The EOS 30D Digital SLR connects directly with these two
printers via a PictBridge connection powering its advanced
camera direct capabilities. This feature permits manual
adjustment of color or black and white images from the camera’s
LCD screen all without the need of a computer connection or
additional image management software. Professional users can now
adjust contrast, color tone, saturation, color balance, and even
add shooting information directly on to their prints. The
Canon-to-Canon direct connection simplifies the professional
photographers’ workflow.
Easy-PhotoPrint Pro
Both the PIXMA Pro9500 Photo Printer and the PIXMA Pro9000 Photo
Printer are bundled with Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Pro software.
Easy-PhotoPrint Pro is a plug-in software program for Adobe
applications Photoshop CS and Photoshop CS2, and Canon Digital
Photo Pro (DPP) version 2.1, which permits one-click image
transfer; offers simple settings for color management and allows
users to configure printer settings once for images on multiple
sheets. Among its myriad other features, the Easy-PhotoPrint Pro
software facilitates the printing of RAW images (as a high
quality TIFF or JPEG) without having to save from DPP software.
The Easy-PhotoPrint Pro software also creates pattern prints
that demonstrates different color balance, brightness, and
contrast than the original image and prints them on a sheet of
paper for easy comparison. This pattern print can present 48
possible image variations allowing users to see what their print
will look like without wasting vast quantities of paper, ink,
and of course, time. Users can even configure the color settings
for different types of papers and adjustment values can be
stored for later use.
New Fine Art Papers
Coinciding with the debut of these two new professional photo
printers, Canon is adding two new fine art printing papers to
the company’s already extensive line of available media:
The 100 percent cotton, Fine Art Paper "Photo Rag" ™(ideal for
printing photo art as well as copies of water colors, oil
paintings, woodblock prints and illustrations); and
Fine Art Paper Premium Matte (a heavy 210g/m2 paper with a
smooth matte finish that conveys an artistic, gallery-grade look
to photographs and other art content).
Both new papers are offered in 8˝ x 11-inch and 13 x 19-inch
sizes.
Additionally, Canon has extended its quality media lineup with a
new 8 x 10–inch size of their popular Photo Paper Pro and Photo
Paper Plus Semi Gloss media, as well as a new 13 x 19-inch size
for its Photo Paper Plus paper, making it easier than ever to go
directly from printer to frame.
Canon will debut the PIXMA Pro9500 and PIXMA Pro9000 photo
printers in its booth (#3509) during the Photo Marketers
Association (PMA) exhibit in Orlando, Fla., from February 26th –
March 1st, 2006.
About Canon Canada, Inc.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company employs 1,500
people at its offices nation-wide, servicing the Canadian market
from coast to coast. Innovation and cutting-edge technology have
been essential ingredients in Canon's success. Canon's
leadership in imaging, optical and document management
technology and solutions is based in large part on the thousands
of patents the company has secured throughout its history. Canon
Inc. is among the top three US patent recipients over the past
14 years.
The company’s comprehensive product line includes networked
multifunction devices; digital copiers (colour and black and
white); printers, scanners, image filing systems and facsimile
machines; calculators, digital camcorders, digital and analogue
cameras and lenses; semiconductor, broadcast and other
specialized industrial products.
Canon supports programs that help preserve and protect the
environment. The company instituted the Clean Earth Campaign in
1990, which assists various environmental and recycling
initiatives. The Campaign has also supported leading
environmental organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy of
Canada, the World Wildlife Fund of Canada and the Canon
Envirothon.
For more information, visit www.canon.ca
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