Archive for the 'Inkjet' category

All inkjet papers were not born equal. Not even all papers. Far from the surface quality, one of the characteristics easiest to evaluate and most important to appreciate a good paper is its weight. But quite often you will hear paper industry specialists and printing experts speaking about the paper’s hand.

What is this and why is it so important?

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As all cats, felines from the Masai Mara National Park (Kenya) have fascinating eyes.

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Epson will have to worry about this.

While during a long time Epson was the undeniable champion of ink jet print longevity thanks to its unique pigment-based inks (inherently more durable than dye-based color inks of its competitors), Canon just announced a new professional ink jet printer, the iPF 5000 (MSRP $1,945) using a 12-color pigmented Lucia ink system that includes black, matte black and two shades of gray to improve on black&white prints.

Additionally, Canon introduces the Pixma Pro9500 (MSRP $849) which uses 10 colors (including two black cartridges and one gray one), and printing in A3+.

Everything leads us to the conclusion that Canon is preparing an extension of this approach to cheaper products, for the obvious pleasure of all consumers willing to produce great photographic prints.

Today, inkjet printers are everywhere outputing photo images. Yesterday, silver-based prints were known for their good permanence (lasting up to a century). But is it the same for the latest inkjet prints? Henry wilhelm (of Wilhelm Imaging Research) is really the expert in evaluating this. The web site contains links to consumer-level articles (e.g. PDF copies of PCWorld articles), technical white papers for the high-end consumer, and news for the expert.

Reprint from 2005.