Canon announced two new printers for professional and advanced photographers, the Canon Pixma PRO9500 Mark II and Pixma PRO9000 Mark II.

The ten-color Canon Pixma PRO9500 Mark II printer features the Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) technology and a 7,680 nozzle print-head structure. It uses Canon’s double-encoder system to produce high-quality portfolio pieces or gallery-quality prints.

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Today, Canon has announced two new printers to its popular Office All-In-One (AIO) line, the Canon PIXMA MX860 and PIXMA MX330. Photo enthusiasts can produce high-quality photos with the ChromaLife100 ink system, which provides more vibrant and longer-lasting photos. The hybrid system, is made up of dye and pigment ink and delivers beautiful, vivid photos on photo paper and sharp, crisp text on plain paper. The Auto Photo Fix feature detects the type of photo being printed and can help correct red-eye problems, enhance facial tones and optimize brightness and contrast while improving color saturation to provide better looking photo output without manual photo editing.

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Canon announced two new printers, the PIXMA iP4600 and PIXMA iP3600. With these printers you can produce beautiful photos at home or quickly print out a term paper. The PIXMA iP4600 and PIXMA iP3600 deliver Canon-quality photos and performance with its simple-to-use software, individual ink tanks, and faster print speeds to deliver high-quality photo prints, and fast documents. Read the rest of this entry �

NIKON FURTHER EXTENDS THE NIKKOR PERSPECTIVE CONTROL LENS SELECTION WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF TWO NEW PC-E MICRO LENSES
The New PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D Lenses Continue Nikon’s Legacy of High-Quality Optics and Design

MELVILLE, N.Y. (July 1, 2008) – Nikon, Inc. today introduced the new PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D lenses, expanding a series of lenses that allow photographers to effectively correct perspective and/or depth-of-field to push creative boundaries. These new Perspective Control (PC) lenses correct linear distortion in order to better replicate images as seen by the human eye, including straightening the converging lines of rectilinear objects such as buildings, while also introducing welcome command over depth-of-field. Their versatility makes these the perfect lens complement for a myriad of applications, including photographing architecture, nature, interiors and still-life—especially product photography.

“The introduction of the wide-angle 24mm Perspective Control lens answered a demand from photographers. Specific shooting disciplines demand precise image control that only a specialized lens of this design can provide,” said Edward Fasano, general manager for marketing, SLR System Products at Nikon, Inc. “We are pleased to now add the 45mm and 85mm Micro PC-E lenses, offering photographers an expanded number of PC focal lengths from which to choose and resolve complex photographic challenges.”

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Kodak Expands Inkjet Portfolio and Retail Availability with the New ESP 5 All-in-One Printer
Kodak Printers Receive Top Scores in Cost-of-Printing and Print Permanence

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Apr. 24 — Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) continues to change the way the world prints at home with its new KODAK ESP 5 All-in-One (AiO) Printer. The newest device in Kodak’s consumer inkjet printer portfolio offers the latest in design and performance, providing a high-quality, easy-to-use printing system at a significant value. It leverages Kodak’s premium, low-cost ink that allow consumers to print more photos and documents for their money.

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CANON PIXMA iP100 MOBILE PRINTER APPEALS TO TODAY’S ON-THE-GO LIFESTYLE
First Mobile Printer To Deliver Up to 9600 x 2400 dpi1 Photo Capabilities in a Small, Stylish Design, Offers Many Benefits to the Mobile Professional

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 14, 2008 – Today’s mobile professional has more pressure than ever to be able to conduct business almost anywhere. The new PIXMA iP100 Mobile Printer from Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging, not only can address printing needs on-the-go, but can also deliver high-quality text and graphics for printing a last-minute business presentation. It affords users the ability to print beautiful borderless color photos from the car or even at the beach. Continuing Canon’s history of outstanding quality in the mobile printer category, this printer has increased color resolution with faster printing speeds than previous models, while offering a number of accessories that make it easier to conduct business outside of the office. The lightweight Canon PIXMA iP100 Mobile Printer fits easily onto a desk with limited space or into a carry-on making it the perfect laptop companion for business or personal travel.

With size being just one-half of the story, today’s on-the-go professional demands the highest level of quality and convenience to meet the demands of business. The PIXMA iP100 Mobile Printer’s new sleek and stylish design has a number of new exclusive features including increased color resolution to a maximum 9600 x 2400 dpi1, the first-ever mobile printer to have a minimum one picoliter droplet size, and increased print speed as well. In addition, there will be two black inks, one a pigment-based black ink that delivers laser-like sharp text and another for printing rich photos. The overall size of the pigment black ink tank has been increased by 50%, reducing the risk of running out of ink during a last-minute project. A Canon first in the mobile printer category will be the addition of Auto Image Fix technology. When using a laptop, this technology automatically analyzes and categorizes the scenes in photographs and optimizes print output for each individual scene in accordance with the scene type, such as Portrait, Scenery, Snapshot, etc.

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