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HP Designjet Z3100

Dennis Hissink
Photokina report
Friday 29th, September 2006
Posted by: Dennis Hissink

At the professional corner of the HP booth HP showed their solution for the professional photographer; the HP Designjet Z3100 photo printer. According to the spokesman of HP the company has listened to what professional photographers really want with these large format printers. The new HP Z3100 printer features a 12 ink solution, including 4 black inks for the highest possible quality. The 12 inks have been engineered to meet the needs of the most demanding professional photographers. Thanks to the HP Gloss Enhancer the HP Designjet Z3100 photo printer delivers excellent gloss uniformity across the whole tonal range, eliminating bronzing and enabling true black-and-white printing performed with 4 black inks to avoid metamerism.

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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000

Posted by: Mark Peters Tuesday 26th, September 2006

Canon USA, a provider of office imaging systems, inkjet technology and digital photography equipment, today unveiled the new 12-color imagePROGRAF iPF8000 pigment ink large format printer. Designed to produce stunning color for professional quality giclee prints and photographs, the iPF8000 utilizes Canon’s proprietary LUCIA pigment inks to print borderless images up to 42-inches wide, with a maximum paper width of 44-inches at amazing production speeds with outstanding archival image quality. The iPF8000 debuts at SGIA 2006 Las Vegas. The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000 printer will be available through authorized Canon USA dealers in October 2006 with a suggested retail price of $5,995.

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According to several studies photo home printing and online photo service are booming rapidly. Today's consumer is the possession of a digital camera, D-SLR or digital camcorder and is taking digital pictures more than ever before. The demand for a print is rising and the printing industry has been keen enough to fulfill the demand by developing compact photo printers for home use, large format printers for the more demanding professional photographer or large quantity printers like the printers in the photo lab. The consumer has several printing solutions to choose from; home printing or online printing. At the Photokina 2006 all printer manufacturers are showcasing their latest print solutions; for the amateur and for the professional. The Photokina 2006 report will inform you about the latest photo printers, laser printers and other innovative printer products.