Canon PIXMA Pro9500 : Super Photo Printer
This baby is no joke. It’s purely for professionals. Canon Pixma Pro9500 is a photo printer on top of the Canon line which rules the roost with exceptional photo quality. A unique feature in this printer is its specialization in printing monochrome prints.
Pro9500 uses ten pigment inks which is the highest number of cartridges in the printer industry. It has two special colours, grey and a second black cartridge. The grey cartridge enables easier monochrome prints, mostly shades of grey. Two black cartridges provide matte finish for non glossy paper and glossy finish for photo paper.
Probably a tortoise can finish a race before we can obtain a print from this printer. It takes close to a minute to print a postcard sized photo. The reason behind the awful speed is the technology behind it. Pigment inks take a longer time to dry than dye based inks. Hence, the speed slows down to allow the ink to dry between print head passes.
But, pigment inks have a lot more advantages. It provides the best of prints for gradations and the longevity of photos. Monochrome prints have dark storage life of 200 years and 100 years for colour when printed on Canon paper. These prints have a guaranteed life of 50 years inside photo frames which is wonderful for any printer.
No great printer comes at a cheap price. Not this one at least. The Pro9500 carries an expensive price tag of £425. For professionals, no price is expensive as the investment pays off rightfully. But, professionals have to find a large space to fit this baby with all its wings and feathers. Pro9500 is truly a class of its own. Owner’s pride, everybody else’s envy.
About the author:
Abhinav has been blogging about printing and related technologies on CreativeCloud for several years. He is also a project manager for a large technology company.
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