For the information of the owners of the Canon Pro 9000 and the Canon i9900. I just replaced the print head on my i9900, it was purchased from Canon and cost around $60.00 plus shipping. On the box is a list of printers that the print head will work in. For PIXUS...
Here is a link to the annoucement: http://www.outbackphoto.com/
Update Feb 22, 2006. New link: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-7891-8221
The Canon i9900 has gone the way of the DoDo bird. It's no longer listed on the Canon USA website. They are still available from retail sites, so if there is anyone out there in Cyber land that wants one you should get one while they are still available.
There has been a lot of speculation...
The new version of Profile Prism is out.
Quote from DDI Software.
Profile Prism v6.0 (01/10/06)
Overview:
Version 6.0 offers more accurate profiles and a color tweaking wizard
New Features:
* More accurate profiles: v6.0 has an updated profile generation
engine that offers...
Microsoft realesed Color Management Software for Windows XP. Control Panel Applet Allows you to install, uninstall color profiles. Here is the Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/colorcontrol.mspx
This link is about the iP4200, but it also has alot of information about the new inks and refilling the new cartridges. Also has information on the CD printing issue for US printers.
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=65316&forum_id=40
Canon has introduced numerous new printers to include All in One. Check them out. http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=103
The new Canon Printer iP4200 is available and for sale at Buy.com. The iP1600 is also avialable.
http://www.buy.com/prod/Canon_Pixma_iP4200_Photo_Printer_Up_to_9600x2400dpi_29ppm_Black_20ppm/q/loc/16968/201684690.html
There seem to be a problem with the latest shipment of Formulabs (Alotofthings) ink. Read the posts.
http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/bb/ftopic110380.html
Weink.com is now listing bulk inks for the BCI-7 cartridges (ColorLife 100 inks). I don't know if the new CLI-8 inks are the same but I suspect they are. Canon probably decided to try to get more money from the U. S. market by changing the cartridges and placing a chip on them to make it...
Well folks Canon has finally realesed the ChromaLife 100 ink printer more new models will probably follow. The printer has 1 picoliter nozzles and has a resolution of 9600x2400: http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=117&modelid=11641
Unlike the Japanese...
Here is a link to a very interesting post on another forum about Inkjet Goodies and bacterial glop growing in the BCI-6PC cartridge and what their support said about ink life.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Canon-printers/message/6135
This link has a video of a new HP Officejet printing a full page of text/color, it's FAST, download the video and time it.
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=70552
Here is a link to the paper test, intresting results for different papers and Canon OEM inks.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50423
Here is a link to information on the new Canon i9910 and the new color life inks, BCI-7 cartridges.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcweb.canon.jp%2Fpixus%2Flineup%2Fip9910%2Fpoint.html%2302&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
Canon in Japan has...
There is a firmware update for the canon i9900/i9950 at this address http://alpha02.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?SV=WWUCA900
The updated ROM version (1.05) for the i9900 printer does two things:
1. Protects the print head from possible damage when changing ink
tanks.
2. Resolves an issue...