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Posted on 18th Apr 2016 @ 3:01:39 PM
As anyone who has enquired about the Pro-10 / PGI-72 inkset will know, the original inks were not as good as we'd hoped and, despite considerable time and effort spent on them, we recently decided to go back to the drawing board.
Having spent considerable effort testing a number of new ink products we have been able to improve on our first offering, particularly with regard to colour matching the original inkset and while some issues still exist with some Gloss media and the Photo black, the situation is vastly improved compared to previous inks.
Our new inkset improves significantly on our first offering with excellent black and white rendition, and a close colour match, particularly with regard to the red which previously required a massive boost from custom profiling to come close. The new red is a major improvement.
This issue has remained with us throughout and affects Canon branded Gloss media in particular. Historically our first inkset could be brushed off with minimal pressure whereas now we find that even papers like Canon Pro Platinum will hold the ink reasonably well against careful handling but can be scraped off if more than light pressure is used.
Interestingly, third party media such as Fotospeed, Permajet, Kodak and Sihl have all provided an excellent surface for the ink and there are virtually no issues when using these inks.
The most obvious solution would be to use a third party media of similar quality to the Canon papers as there's few, if these do not experience any problems with adhesion.
But, if you must use Canon media then these are the work-arounds you can use:
We have idenfitied a suitable but expensive solution to this issue with a Photo Black ink formulation that emulates the original PGI-72BK but has a considerably higher cost than the rest of the ink set. Because not everyone uses the affected Gloss media we've come up with two ink sets so that those who need the fix can purchase the Gloss Enhanced version, while those happy to proceed with Matt, Lustre or similar medias can purchase the standard ink set.
That said, it's also still possible to use work-arounds with the standard ink set and use these to reduce the cost or tailor things to your specific needs:
We appreciate that this is not ideal but given the reduction in cost offered by our inkset, the ability to replace 90% of the inks with high quality compatible inks is still a significant saving while giving some excellent results. Obviously if you arent using Gloss media the issue is not a problem anyway.