Digital BW, The Print

On 06/08/2011 03:48 PM, Mark wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst
> Dinkla<edinkla@...>  wrote:
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>> Fuji has an inkset on the Frontier DL600 with a light blue ink
>> added to the CMYK so development within the industry did not end
>> yet.
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> Thanks, not sure where I'd go to print a test target on this machine,
> but it's an interesting development. I was actually anticipating that
> the DL machines would evolve to a full 6 ink set and possibly add
> photo gray (like HP used to have on some desktop printers and Canon
> currently has in it's revamped Chromalife 100+ dye set). But retail
> floorspace dedicated to photofinishing is dwindling, so it is obvious
> that the 1 hour photo concept is entering its twilight years.  A
> local photoshop switched from RA-4 to a Noritsu inkjet machine last
> year, but he tells me where he used to do about 400 rolls of film a
> week at the beginning of the decade, he's now down to less than ten
> customers per week requesting prints (from film or digital).  At this
> level, I would guess that the return on investment for his new
> machine is seriously questionable.
>
> kind regards, Mark
>
>

Canon entered the Minilab market too:
http://usa.canon.com/cusa/production/products/production_photo_printers/dreamlabo_5000#Specifications

It the six inks and an extra grey ink like the Chromalife 100+ dye set. 
This one is dye based too and printing speed right away at the top. 
First machines available in 2012.


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Met vriendelijke groeten,   Ernst

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