New 12-color inkset for Canon iPF 6300, 6350, 8300 and newer largeformat photoprinters.
This re-formulated 12-color LUCIA pigment ink system increases the achievable color gamut by approximately 20% from previous imagePROGRAF 12-color series. With LUCIA EX, expect exquisite photographic output, more expressive black tones, smooth color gradations, and the capability to reproduce fine details, even in the shadow areas of photographs. The LUCIA EX ink set improves scratch resistance while reducing bronzing and metamerism, for consistent ultra high quality output.
Lucia EX advantages:
Enhanced Color Spectrum
With increasing consumer demand for professional and high-quality print jobs,
high-end graphic and photographic studios continue to seek the capability to
accurately produce vivid output of consumers most demanding projects. To enhance
the available color spectrum a revolutionary all-new 12-Color LUCIA EX pigment
ink set increasing the achievable color gamut by approximately 20 percent from the previous Lucia / Lucia II ink sets and enabling over
90 percent coverage of PANTONE colors to produce rich expression.
Exquisite Photographic Output
The introduction of the new LUCIA EX ink provides photographers with the ability
to precisely achieve their desired results by producing more expressive and
crisp blacks, smooth color gradations, and the capability to reproduce the
finest details in the shadow areas of photographs. The Lucia EX inks are also
designed with an innovative polymer structure that results in greater scratch
resistance and protection from color fading, while also reducing bronzing
and metamerism ensuring durable, stable output.
| Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR), the worlds leading independent image permanence testing laboratory, has been evaluating the new Canon LUCIA EX expanded-gamut, 12-color pigment inks. Henry Wilhelm, president of WIR commented, A review of preliminary data from the still ongoing tests indicates that prints made with LUCIA EX pigment inks and select photo and fine art papers will achieve WIR Display Permanence Ratings in excess of 75 years for color images and well beyond 200 years for black-and-white images. In addition, LUCIA EX pigment inks exhibit excellent short-term color drift (dry-down) behavior, which is critically important for color-managed workflows and in proofing applications. The new LUCIA EX inks also achieved WIRs highest rating for resistance to damage from atmospheric ozone, a particular concern in urban environments in situations where prints might be displayed unframed and exposed to ambient indoor air. |
Lucia EX - announced in March 2010 - is a new developed, reformulated ink from Canon Lucia [1] ink.