

Canon ups the usefulness of the overcoat by allowing you to alternatively define it to print watermarks.

Monochrome rendering should also generally improve, thanks to the expansion of the set of gray primaries.

Like other coatings, this clear coat normalizes the inconsistencies in ink reflectance to produce deeper blacks, decrease bronzing, and reduce metamerism-the latter are significant problems in monochrome prints. The ink set now includes a glossy coating tank, dubbed Chroma Optimizer. The printhead itself is a new version of the company's FINE drop-on-demand technology. Instead, the inks reside on both sides of the printer. I believe that it's the first desktop printer with a continuous ink delivery system, at least inasmuch as it uses tubes rather than on-printhead ink tanks. The new Super B size printer features a new printhead and new ink delivery system, with a new variation (but not reformulation) of Canon's Lucia pigment ink set. That model, and its even older sibling the Pro9000 Mark II-a printer that's fundamentally a redesigned version of the i9900-will remain in Canon's product line, to be joined by the Pixma Pro-1.
PRINT HEAD FOR CANNON PIXAM PRO 9000 MARK II UPDATE
Maybe that's because the Mark II was a minor update (some would say fix) to its predecessor, the Pro9500, which debuted more than five years ago. I'm not sure why, but it feels like it's been far longer than two years since Canon released its previous desktop medium-format printer, the Pixma Pro9500 Mark II.
