Finally got the new printer

[KJ_North]

The new printer Canon Prograf-1100 arrived yesterday and finally got it in place and set-up. It's a beast weighing around 75 lbs. Double the weight of the Canon Pro-200 I now have up for sale. Will be exciting to print some larger prints.

 

[Peeb]

Let us know how you like it!

 

[KJ_North]

Here's a photo printed at full size 17X22 certainly hard to tell from a camera shot of a photo but this is extremely detailed and colors are outstanding.

 

[denum]

Looks great from here. Do you frame your prints yourself. I know framing artwork can get pricey.

 

[KJ_North]

Looks great from here. Do you frame your prints yourself. I know framing artwork can get pricey.

I have bought a few inexpensive frames for the 11x17 size with the old printer and a few 8.5 x 11. For these larger prints i doubt I frame a lot of them but I do feel the energy having them printed and being able to hold them in your hands.

 

[smoke665]

Curious how cost compares (paper, ink, etc) and longevity to a commercial lab? I have a small photo printer, but the ink gets pricey.

 

[KJ_North]

Curious how cost compares (paper, ink, etc) and longevity to a commercial lab? I have a small photo printer, but the ink gets pricey.

I cant really answer that entirely and quite possibly a print lab is cheaper but there's a smile on my face every time I print off a photo as I feel that sense that I have created it from start too finish, so for me I can't put a price on that.

I will say ink cost is about 40% less on this printer due to the larger cartridges (14 ml vs 80 ml) Of course higher up front costs for the printer.

Quality wise the Pro-200 is really good, but of course as you would expect the Prograf-1100 raises the bar slightly higher. The 1100 shows solid improvement in the deep blacks as the INK formulation has changed even from the former prograf-1000 printer (Inks even between the former 1000 printer are not interchangeable). Also they have now added a blue cartridge as they identified that as another area they could specifically improve upon. I will say I mostly upgraded to get to the larger print size.

 

[smoke665]

Also they have now added a blue cartridge as they identified that as another area they

Interesting, I've read that "supposedly" adding blue to black creates a deeper, darker shade of black. Could that be the reason?

 

[KJ_North]

Interesting, I've read that "supposedly" adding blue to black creates a deeper, darker shade of black. Could that be the reason?

It could be. Here is what Canon States.

Improvement of Black Density​

The new matte black ink formula improves black density and achieves deeper black expression.

Greater Dark Blue Representation​

New colour design has improved reproducibility in blue-dark areas for a wider gamut of colours.