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The Pixma Pro-1 Gets Official

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t.linn:

--- Quote from: torger on October 24, 2011, 08:06:18 AM ---So they added two grays, a gloss optimizer and removed green. Does this mean that it has smaller colour gamut than 9500 mk 2?
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That is a good question.  I suspect that they gained more than they lost but you have to think they lost something.  The chroma optimizer tank is supposed to improved saturation in dark colors—something I've always struggled to achieve in prints—so I would probably trade a little of the green gamut for that.

t.linn:
There is more information here:  http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/inside_pixma_pro_1.do

I have been waiting for this printer to debut for a long time.  I'm surprised it wasn't a 17" model to compete directly with the EPSON 3880, a very popular printer among photogs—and one I would already own were it clog free.  EPSON still has the 17" market to itself (unless you count the aging and neglected iP5100 that has been left out of the last two generations of model upgrades.)  I was hoping for a 17" model but 14" might work if I'm not limited on length.  Common sense tells me I shouldn't be but I'm not going to assume.  14x17 is the largest print size I'm seeing mentioned anywhere.

This is probably the most elegant printer I've ever seen.  The design reminds me a lot of the HP B9180 but the Pro-1 looks MUCH more substantial in its construction—a good thing because I think this was the B9180's achilles heel.

DavidRiesenberg:

--- Quote from: chito on October 24, 2011, 09:21:42 AM ---So...  I hope that the EOS on the invitation for the October 26 event isn't for the "EOS inspired" design... since it appears the new printer doesn't have EOS branding on it.

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I'd wager a guess and say that the PIXMA and EOS logos simply mean that they will have the 1DX and Pro1 available for people to play with at the event.

keith_cooper:
I note from a discussion elsewhere, that the NDA for this printer hasn't expired in the USA, so expect another announcement coming up before long.

Not the first time this has happened - when the iPFx300  update occurred, they announced it in the US ages before the UK, which was not entirely welcome for dealers with 6100 stocks...

Picsfor:
Ok, travelling home from Canon Pro Solutions with test prints from this printer. By test prints, I chose the picks and the guy printed them out. I think I may have to buy one - really, mono is just sooooo good, detail is just soooo good.

I'm not easily impressed but A3 prints coming out in almost no time at all and in such glorious quality, and for what the price may be - yep, think I may reserve one!

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