Category: Printers
Luminous Landscape have published their review of the new Canon PROGRAPH iPF5000 large format printer.
“Some initial comments on the web about print quality suggested that prints from the iPF 5000 had something less than full continuous tone quality. I’m not sure where that came from but I can assure you that this is definitely not the case. I have looked at prints under both a high quality 3X Schneider loup as well as a 10X loupe. With the naked eye prints are definitely continuous tone, just as you’d expect them to be. Under a 3X loupe the dithering pattern is just visible. Under a 10X loupe it is clearly visible just as it is on every inkjet printer.”
Website: Luminous Landscape - Canon PROGRAPH iPF5000 Review
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Luminous Landscape have published their review of the new Canon PROGRAPH iPF5000 large format printer. “Some initial comments on the web about print quality suggested that prints from the iPF 5000 had something less than full continuous tone quality. I’m not sure where that came from but I can assure…
HP UK Press Release
New HP All-in-Ones Give Home Users New Standards in Usability Along With True-to-Life Photos and CD/DVD Tattooing - HP printer, copier and scanners offer incredible ease of use, vibrant, fade-resistant photo printing plus personalisation of music or photo CDs with CD/DVD tattooing
Bracknell, UK, 19 June 2006 - HP today unveiled the HP Photosmart C3180 and HP Photosmart C4180 All-in-One printer, scanner and copiers. The HP All-in-Ones include the new HP Photosmart Express software to enable users to access photos quickly and simply, then easily view, organise, share and print them. Four-ink printing with HP Vivera inks also produces rich and realistic photos that resist fading for generations.(1) HP Real-Life Technologies provide features such as red-eye removal, slimming and easy creation of panoramic pictures as well as automatically adjusting lighting to produce the best image possible. HP’s new CD/DVD tattooing on ultra-thin, highly durable plastic labels creates personalised photo, music and data CDs that look professional.
HP UK Press Release New HP All-in-Ones Give Home Users New Standards in Usability Along With True-to-Life Photos and CD/DVD Tattooing - HP printer, copier and scanners offer incredible ease of use, vibrant, fade-resistant photo printing plus personalisation of music or photo CDs with CD/DVD tattooing Bracknell, UK, 19 June…
TrustedReviews have reviewed the Kodak PROFESSIONAL 1400 printer that was first announced in late 2004.
“Despite the paper having to pass through the Professional 1400 four times during printing, results are quick and consistent. Each page we printed took just under the 90 seconds Kodak claims for a full-page print. It’s much faster than typical inkjets can manage, but doesn’t look quite as impressive if you’re printing less than a full page. No matter what area you’re printing, the print times stays at a steady 1 minute, 28 seconds.”
TrustedReviews have reviewed the Kodak PROFESSIONAL 1400 printer that was first announced in late 2004. “Despite the paper having to pass through the Professional 1400 four times during printing, results are quick and consistent. Each page we printed took just under the 90 seconds Kodak claims for a full-page print…
Jobo Press Release
Gummersbach, Germany. JOBO AG will present a digital Minilab at this year’s PHOTOKINA exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The Minilab “LumeJet 1500 TM combines 80 years of photo processing experience of JOBO with the latest imaging exposure technology from DigePrint. A fully working Minilab unit will be shown at PHOTOKINA 2006 in Hall 6, C020/024. Concurrent with this transition to Digital Minilab Imaging, JOBO will announce the discontinuation of all JOBO brand Autolab series, Printlab, ProDry, paper dryers and color processors effective October 2006.
Jobo Press Release Gummersbach, Germany. JOBO AG will present a digital Minilab at this year’s PHOTOKINA exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The Minilab “LumeJet 1500 TM combines 80 years of photo processing experience of JOBO with the latest imaging exposure technology from DigePrint. A fully working Minilab unit will be shown…
Medea International Press Release
Medea International introduces the new Peach ‘Snap and Print’ inkjet cartridge system, the solution to cutting HP, Canon and Lexmark printing costs AND maintaining quality. The Peach ‘Snap and Print’ system incorporates a re-useable print head so you only need to replace the ink tank and not the whole cartridge. Tests have proven that original print heads can be used more than 25 times so why throw it away after one use? Because you are only replacing the ink tank and not the whole cartridge you are saving more and more money each time. The Peach ‘Snap and Print’ system incorporates a brand new manufacturer’s print head ensuring maximum compatibility and only requiring the snap-in ink tank to be replaced, not the entire print cartridge. This means , if you by a Peach Snap and Print cartridge for your HP printer your getting a genuine HP print head on the cartridge.
Medea International Press Release Medea International introduces the new Peach ‘Snap and Print’ inkjet cartridge system, the solution to cutting HP, Canon and Lexmark printing costs AND maintaining quality. The Peach ‘Snap and Print’ system incorporates a re-useable print head so you only need to replace the ink tank and…
TrustedReviews have reviewed the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer.
“Epson has really tried with this machine to provide a semi-pro finishing printer or a professional-level proofing machine. The flexibility of its paper handling, combined with its three-black greyscale printing, will see it adopted in a number of different business and creative offices, where its undoubted high print quality will shine through.”
TrustedReviews have reviewed the new Epson Stylus Photo R2400 A3+ photo printer. “Epson has really tried with this machine to provide a semi-pro finishing printer or a professional-level proofing machine. The flexibility of its paper handling, combined with its three-black greyscale printing, will see it adopted in a number of…
ByteSector have reviewed the new Samsung SPP-2020 6x4” compact photo printer, which uses Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer technology to produce water and fade resistant 4” x 6” prints in 60 seconds.
“I tested this printer with images taken with various digital cameras; Canon Digital Rebel XT, Konica Minolta Z3, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20, just to name a few. No matter the camera or its megapixel capture capacity, the photos the printer printed out were fantastic in colour and detail at the 4”x6” size. This is not to say that if you have a cheap quality digital camera that captured a horrible image with unbalanced colours that this printer could somehow make it pretty. The pictures came out more naturally colorful compared to what you might see on the monitor, bringing more life to the overall image.”
ByteSector have reviewed the new Samsung SPP-2020 6x4” compact photo printer, which uses Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer technology to produce water and fade resistant 4” x 6” prints in 60 seconds. “I tested this printer with images taken with various digital cameras; Canon Digital Rebel XT, Konica Minolta Z3, Panasonic…
PopPhoto have a great article about photographer Joel Meyerowitz conversion to printing with inkjets instead of C-prints or dye transfers.
“Anyone who has spent time in the darkroom knows the struggles and the tradeoffs of traditional printing. I think that contemporary digital printing, together with Photoshop, gives you the opportunity to recast certain pictures that were at best a compromise—prints where you had just a few seconds to move your hands in the light and, hopefully, open up some little corner that you were worried might go too dark. But there was never enough time.”
Website: PopPhoto - Inkjet Printing Lessons from Joel Meyerowitz
PopPhoto have a great article about photographer Joel Meyerowitz conversion to printing with inkjets instead of C-prints or dye transfers. “Anyone who has spent time in the darkroom knows the struggles and the tradeoffs of traditional printing. I think that contemporary digital printing, together with Photoshop, gives you the opportunity…
PCMagazine have reviewed the wireless Canon PIXMA MP800R all-in-one printer.
“Some all-in-one printers (AIOs) are designed for the office. Others are meant for general home use. Still more, like the Canon Pixma MP800R Photo All-In-One ($399.99 direct), target the photo enthusiast who wants a standalone photo lab in addition to a printer, scanner, and standalone copier. This extremely capable device isn’t for everyone, but if you have a collection of 35mm slides and negatives that you’d like both to print from and turn into digital files, the MP800R is one of the best choices around.”
PCMagazine have reviewed the wireless Canon PIXMA MP800R all-in-one printer. “Some all-in-one printers (AIOs) are designed for the office. Others are meant for general home use. Still more, like the Canon Pixma MP800R Photo All-In-One ($399.99 direct), target the photo enthusiast who wants a standalone photo lab in addition to…
PCMagazine have taken a look at the Canon PIXMA MP830 all-in-one.
“The Canon Pixma MP830 is, quite simply, the fastest ink jet AIO I’ve yet seen. Its total time—12 minutes, 10 seconds—on our business applications suite (timed with QualityLogic’s hardware and software) slashes more than two minutes off the previous record, the 14:14 achieved by the Canon Pixma MP950 Photo All-In-One. The MP830 is also the fastest ink jet AIO I’ve yet measured for printing photos, averaging 46 seconds for each 4-by-6 snapshot and 1:46 for each 8-by-10 printout. In addition, all of our test photos qualified as true photo quality and were highly water-resistant too.”
PCMagazine have taken a look at the Canon PIXMA MP830 all-in-one. “The Canon Pixma MP830 is, quite simply, the fastest ink jet AIO I’ve yet seen. Its total time—12 minutes, 10 seconds—on our business applications suite (timed with QualityLogic’s hardware and software) slashes more than two minutes off the previous…
Epson UK Press Release
Reproductions make top art accessible to the broader public - All of the paintings of Rembrandt van Rijn in one exhibition
May 2006 – When the Rembrandt exhibition opens on 7 July in the Beurs van Berlage (Berlage Exhibition Centre) in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) it will also offer a number of surprises. The luxuriant brushwork and rich colours used in his work ensures that the ‘Dutch master of light’ commands your respect. The great number of works on display also demands admiration, it features all of Rembrandt van Rijn’s known paintings. A further unique factor of this exhibition is that you will be taken on a journey through the life of Rembrandt as you view his paintings in chronological order. The greatest surprise is perhaps that none of the work you see is the original, although unnoticeable to the naked eye, each work of art is a piece-by-piece life-like reproduction, printed at actual-size from an Epson Stylus Pro 9800, UltraChrome K3, large format printer.
Epson UK Press Release Reproductions make top art accessible to the broader public - All of the paintings of Rembrandt van Rijn in one exhibition May 2006 – When the Rembrandt exhibition opens on 7 July in the Beurs van Berlage (Berlage Exhibition Centre) in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) it will…
DIWA member Steves Digicams have taken a look at the Canon PIXMA MP830 all-in-one.
“The Canon PIXMA MP830 Office All-in-One can do everything the SOHO (small office, home office) user with a digicam needs. It’s a 1200dpi flatbed scanner, a 35 page color copier with a builtin duplexer and a high quality 9600dpi photo printer. You can make digital prints directly from flash memory cards, PictBridge-enabled digital cameras or from a computer. Equipped with Canon’s FINE printhead and 5-color individually replaceable ink tanks, it’s an economical photo inkjet printer with exceptional print quality. It’s also a very speedy G3 FAX machine and an all-purpose color printer with 300 sheets of paper at the ready. For US$299 it may be the only thing you need to run your small business and print your photos.”
DIWA member Steves Digicams have taken a look at the Canon PIXMA MP830 all-in-one. “The Canon PIXMA MP830 Office All-in-One can do everything the SOHO (small office, home office) user with a digicam needs. It’s a 1200dpi flatbed scanner, a 35 page color copier with a builtin duplexer and a…
Sony Press Release
SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2006 – For the thousands of photographers who take high quality photos, only to let them languish in cameras or PCs, Sony is introducing two ultra-compact PictureStation™ photo printers that are worthy of those precious memories and works of art. Designed for portability and quick set-up, the new PictureStation DPP-FP55 photo printer can easily be brought to parties, family reunions or any photo-worthy event to take, preview and print your photos on site. The bright, built-in 2-inch display allows you to do more than print. You can zoom, crop, eliminate red-eye and adjust color contrast - without a computer - to create pictures truly worth printing and sharing.
Sony Press Release SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2006 – For the thousands of photographers who take high quality photos, only to let them languish in cameras or PCs, Sony is introducing two ultra-compact PictureStation™ photo printers that are worthy of those precious memories and works of art. Designed for portability…
Epson UK Press Release
4th May 2006 - At the heart of all Epson’s digital printing technology lies the unique Micro Piezo print head. The leader of the project responsible for its invention, Minoru Usui, currently Seiko Epson director and the general administrative manager of the Production and Engineering & Development Division, has been awarded the prestigious Perkin Medal in recognition of his achievement. The award, established by the Society of Dyers and Colourists, recognizes individuals for their outstanding technical development within the realm of colour science. Only 22 of these medals have been awarded since the award’s inauguration in 1901.
Epson UK Press Release 4th May 2006 - At the heart of all Epson’s digital printing technology lies the unique Micro Piezo print head. The leader of the project responsible for its invention, Minoru Usui, currently Seiko Epson director and the general administrative manager of the Production and Engineering &…
PrinterSpot have just reviewed the Olympus P-11, a 310dpi dye-sub photo printer that produces borderless A6 (10x15cm) prints in 33 seconds.
“The P-11 produces prints that are duller than most dye subs on the market. In our tests, the P-11 even had difficult printing the smooth gradients of the sky in our picture of the Golden Gate Bridge. When we tried to print using Photoshop on a Mac, it produced inaccurate colors and a mottled sky, which could simply be a case of poor Olympus driver software.”
Website: PrinterSpot - Olympus P-11 Review
PrinterSpot have just reviewed the Olympus P-11, a 310dpi dye-sub photo printer that produces borderless A6 (10x15cm) prints in 33 seconds. “The P-11 produces prints that are duller than most dye subs on the market. In our tests, the P-11 even had difficult printing the smooth gradients of the sky…
DIWA member Steves Digicams have the first review of the wireless Canon PIXMA MP800R all-in-one printer.
“The Canon PIXMA MP-800R Photo-All-in-One can do everything that other “multi purpose” photo devices can do plus it can also scan and print 35mm slides and film too. It’s a 1200dpi flatbed scanner, a one-page color copier and a high quality photo printer. You can make digital prints directly from flash memory cards, PictBridge-enabled digital cameras or from a computer. The only thing it doesn’t do is transmit and receive faxes. Equipped with Canon’s FINE printhead and 5-color individually replaceable ink tanks, it’s an economical photo inkjet printer with exceptional print quality. It’s also a very speedy all-purpose printer with both a top and bottom paper source.”
DIWA member Steves Digicams have the first review of the wireless Canon PIXMA MP800R all-in-one printer. “The Canon PIXMA MP-800R Photo-All-in-One can do everything that other “multi purpose” photo devices can do plus it can also scan and print 35mm slides and film too. It’s a 1200dpi flatbed scanner, a…
Lexmark USA Press Release
Lexmark’s new all-in-ones raise the bar on value and ease of use in home printing - New toolbar optimizes printing of Web content
LEXINGTON, Ky. - 04/25/2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today introduced three new all-in-one (AIO) printers that deliver industry-leading value and ease of use for the home printing market. The new Lexmark X3470 and X2470 AIOs offer some of the best values in the industry for feature-rich direct photo printing and reliable everyday print, scan and copy functionality. The X3470 and X2470 also include the new Lexmark Web Toolbar, which makes it quick and easy to print pages, text and photos from the Web. The new Lexmark X1270 is the industry’s price-leading AIO, combining high quality printing, scanning and copying in a compact, stylish design. “Our new family of all-in-ones gives your family the capability to do more, whether you are printing homework, Web pages, photos or other everyday documents. These reliable, easy-to-use all-in-ones represent a terrific value,” said Najib Bahous, Lexmark vice president and president of its Consumer Printer Division.
Lexmark USA Press Release Lexmark’s new all-in-ones raise the bar on value and ease of use in home printing - New toolbar optimizes printing of Web content LEXINGTON, Ky. - 04/25/2006 - Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today introduced three new all-in-one (AIO) printers that deliver industry-leading value and ease…
PrinterSpot have just reviewed the Canon MP500 all-in-one printer, which incorporates Canon’s new ChromaLife100 system, 1 picolitre droplets and 96002 x 2400 dpi prinring resolution.
“The Canon Pixma MP500 offers a great value for an inkjet multi-purpose printer in its price range—if you don’t need a fax. For $200, you get a lot of functionality: a photo printer with memory slots and adjustable 2.5” LCD screen, a scanner, and a copier. The user interface on the printer itself is simple and easy to use. Those who want a fax will have to shell out another hundred dollars for the MP830.”
PrinterSpot have just reviewed the Canon MP500 all-in-one printer, which incorporates Canon’s new ChromaLife100 system, 1 picolitre droplets and 96002 x 2400 dpi prinring resolution. “The Canon Pixma MP500 offers a great value for an inkjet multi-purpose printer in its price range—if you don’t need a fax. For $200, you…
DIWA member and Czech website Foto Aparat have published a review of the Canon BubbleJet i9950 printer.
DIWA member and Czech website Foto Aparat have published a review of the Canon BubbleJet i9950 printer. Website: Foto Aparat - Canon BubbleJet i9950 Review
Epson Press Release
TOKYO, Japan, March 14, 2006 - Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) has successfully developed the world’s first print head*1 using an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) light source. In addition to its development of OLED displays, Epson has researched the characteristics of OLED as an electronic device. Specifically, Epson has succeeded in creating a print head that uses OLED as a light source (OLED print head), opening the way for utilization of OLED as a new printing technology for printers. At present, electrophotographic printing technologies for copiers and printers use either laser or LED light sources. Epson merged the many years of expertise it had accumulated in printing and display technology, and partnered with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. to jointly develop a super bright OLED that can be used in printing. Printing tests using a prototype of an OLED-based print head have produced printouts quality comparable to or better than those produced by conventional laser printers.
Epson Press Release TOKYO, Japan, March 14, 2006 - Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) has successfully developed the world’s first print head*1 using an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) light source. In addition to its development of OLED displays, Epson has researched the characteristics of OLED as an electronic device. Specifically, Epson…