Moab Formulates New Inkjet Paper
Moab has announced the addition of Somerset Museum Rag — a 300gsm paper — to the company's line of coated inkjet paper. The 100 percent cotton, acid-free paper has been designed to produce richer blacks and more vibrant color.
Somerset Museum Rag is available in 20-sheet boxes in 8.5×11, 11×17, 13×19 and...
Canon Introduces Two Pixma Photo Printers
Canon has released two new professional photo printers: the 10-color (photo black, matte black, gray, cyan, magenta, yellow, photo cyan, photo magenta, red and green) Pixma Pro9500 Mark II and the eight-color Pro9000 Mark II Photo Printers.
The Pro9500 Mark II printer uses Lucia pigment-based inks for long-lasting, professional-quality prints and outputs in three levels to create true black-and-white photographs. The 7,680-nozzle head prints pictures one and a half times...
Canon Debuts Newest On-the-Go Printer
Canon has released its newest mobile printer, the Pixma iP100, capable of 9,600 x 2,400 dpi resolution. The lightweight iP100 fits easily onto a desk with limited space or into a carry-on bag.
The printer features two black inks: one a pigment-based black ink that delivers sharp, laser-like text and another that prints rich photos. The overall size of the pigment black-ink tank has been increased by 50 percent. Canon has also added Auto Image Fix technology, which analyzes and categorizes the scenes in photographs and optimizes...
Moab Announces Somerset Photo Line, New Varnish Gel
Moab by Legion has introduced a new line of digital inkjet papers made out of 100 percent cotton fiber for photographs and fine art. The Somerset Photo paper is available in rolls of 17, 24, 44 and 60 inches by 33 feet. Sheets are available in A4, A3+ and A2 sizes. Somerset Photo archival-quality paper is acid-free and made without unnecessary brightening agents.
Moab has also announced the Desert Varnish Gel to complement its Desert Varnish spray product. The water-based gloss coating is ideal for use with...
Graham Nash and Mac Holbert Receive PMDA Visionary Award; Rudy Maschke and Ed Wagner Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Earlier this year, Graham Nash and his business partner, printmaker Mac Holbert, were the recipients of the PhotoImaging Manufacturers & Distributors Association Visionary Award. Co-founded in 1989 by Holbert and Nash, Nash Editions is widely regarded as having started a photographic revolution with its invention of digital fine-art printing.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History recently acquired the original Nash Editions Iris 3047 printer, on which the pair began experimenting with...
Canon Announces New Pixma Lineup
Canon has added five single-function models to its Pixma photo printer line: the iP5200R, iP5200, iP6600D, iP6220D and iP6210D. The new models feature large LCD screens, compact designs, and full-photolithography ink-jet nozzle engineering. One model offers built-in wireless capability.
All five use the ChromaLife100 system, which can produce prints on select papers that resist fading for up to...