Digital BW, The Print

All I know is that HP has already made a deal with Hahnemuhle who is
making rag papers for their thermal head machines that have already
been fade tested. There is a large format Canon yahoo list and you can
ask more over there about media on these machines, but my impression
is that you can run anything through them, rag, canvas, glossy, etc,
and without having to switch out the black ink because both are
incorporated in the design. 

They have already paid Wilhelm to do tests and Canon's first
documentation are that they are >100 Wilhelm years for color without
special treatment. HP has done the same with their new pigments and
their figures are >200 Wilhelm years for color and they even have ads
on tv promoting the new pigments. But, there is a lot about media
compatabily that we are still learning about. And I don't know
anything about price for the newer printers.

I am VERY interested to see how these printers hold up with monochrome
though. Some on the Canon list who is using one of the newer large
machines who also has a 7600, said something like everyone would
prefer one of these Canons for everything, unless they specialize in
black and white. That worries me a bit.

John

 





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lulalake_1999"
<lulalake_1999@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, John 
> <charleysfabrics@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> >     I have been in the UK at Ipex all this last week and saw 4 of 
> these Machines in working order, well the quality and detail of these 
> printers, PLUS their speed, was the best I have seen anywhere. I would 
> say that all of the other OEM's had better put there thinking caps 
> on!!!!
> >    
> >   John_E
> > 
> 
> This sounds great, the concerns of course are can one use Hanhemuhle or 
> Innova on there leviathons? and what's the longevity of these "Last 
> Supper" (Canon and the 12 inks)inks? :-)
> 
> Jules
>