A review of the Canon
9900 large format printer. As for the cost of ink here is some info
Speaking with Canon,
I found the
following:
Of course, every
image is different, but in Canon's testing, the company used the ISO
Standard #5 image to estimate inktank usage. (This image provides a
fair and accurate ratio of colors to approximate the average digital
photograph.) Here are the results, according to Canon:
Black:
1100 pages
Cyan: 1100 pages
Magenta: 790
pages
Yellow: 540 pages
Photo Cyan: 380
pages
Photo Magenta: 280 pages
Red: 2300
pages
Green: 2300 pages
The
new red and
green tanks, obviously, are used far less often than the others because
they're primarily used for accent work. They're the last tanks you'd
have to replace.
Jason Bovberg -June 3, 2004
Based on CDN$20 per cartridge (current pricing seems to be in the $15 -
$19 range) this would work out as $0.24 per print. What the poster did
not mention was what the print size was... in a follow up it was said
to be 8x10 on standard printer settings, using Canon Photo Paper Pro
Here is some more information:
I purchased the i9900
about 6 weeks ago
to replace my S9000. The
S9000 is no slouch and a top rated printer from 2 years ago but i9900
is much better. I now shoot with a Canon 10D and Canon L lenses even
though I have thousands of transparencies to scan on a Canon FS4000US
film scanner. The 10D was purchased just prior to a trip to Rome where
I shot about 1000 images.
I just finished
assembling 170 of
the best Rome images into an album using Canon PhotoRecord software
that comes with most Canon digital products. I printed the album on
both Epson dual-sided matte paper and Pictorico dual-sided semi-gloss
paper. The results are amazing. Both papers work extremely well with
the i9900 although they each have their own subtle tinting difference.
This can be corrected easily with color adjustment through the printer
driver. Printing the entire album on the dualsided 8.5 x 11 stock (68
pages total) used no more than half of some of the ink cartridges and
almost none of the red and green. People who have viewed the album are
stunned and amazed with the quality and can't believe it came from an
inkjet printer. The color punch and tone is incredible and the level of
detail and resolution equals or exceeds wet chemistry printing. If you
want to see dots you'll need at least a 4X loupe and there is
absolutely no banding.
It is a mistake to
not consider this
printer because of the limited selection of Canon papers. Epson papers
work extremely well on the Canon printers as do Pictorico, Mitsubishi
and Konica. These are the only papers I've had the opportunity to try.
Needless to say, I am very happy
I bought this printer.
Bob Baron -June 18, 2004
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The Canon
i9900 Photo Printer with up to 13x19in printing, finally some
competition for Epson in this size.
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Tetenal makes inkjet
printer paper that works with most printer systems and has won some
awards. This appears to be made in Germany for the European market.
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The Canon i9900 printer reviewed by
A-Digital-Eye is capable of producing 13x19" prints in only 2 minutes
and 22 seconds (June 2004)
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June'07 discussion of the longevity
of photos printed by inkjet
[2286] Even if your printer inks claim to have a 100-year fade
resistance life you must keep the prints out of the sun, this article
is an excellent informal study of the fade resistance of the main
consumer ink jet paper/ink/printer systems that were available in 2006.
In it they placed a set of prints in full sun (inside a window) for 11
months and caused serious fading for all except Epson and HP.
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