Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II

* Up to A3+ & 14 inch wide prints
* 10 Lucia pigment inks
* Stunning glossy prints
* Striking monochrome prints
* Superb colour control
* Wide range of media support (including Hahnemühle, Innova, Somerset, Crane, PCM & Pictorico)
* Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
* 16bits per channel printing
* Ambient Light Correction


Our opinion:

The Canon Mixma Pro 9500 Mark II has been awarded the prestigious TIPA Award for Best Expert Photo Printer in 2009. It improves on its already excellent predecessor by adding

* 16 bits/channel printing (offering 276 trillion possible colours)
* new Ambient Light Correction feature
* Plug-In for Adobe Photoshop that allows Canon EOS users to print RAW Files

whilst maintaining the main features of A3+/14inch wide printing, 10 Colour Lucia Pigment Inks, DVD/CD Printing and a high resolution 4800x2400 print head with 3pl drop size and FINE print head technology.

We would recommend this printer to professionals and advanced photography enthusiasts who want to produce prints to a standard that can be sold or exhibited. Highly recommended *****

Manufacturer's description:

Create and sell gallery quality images.

Professional printing up to A3+ & 14 inch wide prints
The PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II allows you to produce saleable prints in sizes from 10x15cm up to A3+ and 14 inch wide media - perfect for exhibiting.

Media Freedom and stunning glossy prints
The PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II allows you to print your images on gloss media with no 'Bronzing' or 'Gloss differential'. Choose from a range of Canon Gloss, Matte, and Fine Art media. Alternatively, select from a number of supported third party medias from Hahnemuhle, Crane, Somerset, Moab, Innova, Arches, Canson & Pictorico and more. Print on to media up to 1.2mm thick thanks to the flat paper path.

10 single Lucia pigment inks
Sell your prints with confidence thanks to Canon’s fade resistant Lucia pigment inks. The extra Red & Green cartridges expand the printer’s colour gamut, while the Photo & Matte black inks are both installed at the same time: no more swapping cartridges for different paper types.

Superb colour control and striking monochrome prints

The neutral grey and metameric properties of Canon’s Lucia inks means that neutral, smooth & high contrast mono prints are easily achieved – even when there are elements of both colour and monochrome in the image.

FINE print quality and 16 bits per channel
Canon’s FINE Print head is made by a full-photolithography process, not bonded, which enables accurate placement and control of each individual drop of ink and a high resolution of 4800x2400 dpi. The result is highly detailed, grain-free prints. 16bits per channel printing creates smoother tonal gradations in colour and monochrome and enables you to make the most of your 16bit images.

Adobe PS Elements 6.0 and Easy-PhotoPrint Pro Plug-in included
For efficient photo editing, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 is included along with Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Pro Plug-In, for Photoshop* or Digital Photo Professional, which allows you to layout multiple images and adjust the print settings all from one screen.

Ambient Light Correction
The Ambient Light Correction feature** automatically corrects the print colour tones for accurate colour rendition in the lighting conditions under which it will be displayed.

TIPA: Best Expert Photo Printer in 2009: Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II
The TIPA panel were impressed with the PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II, as it enables gallery-quality imaging: '(it) uses a 10-colour pigment based single ink system, including matte black and photo black. This allows photographers to print on gloss and matte media with exceptional colour accuracy and gamut, without the need for swapping ink tanks.' The addition of 16-bits per channel print capability offers exceptionally smooth tonal gradations in both colour and monochrome photo prints of up to A3+ or 14 inch wide.