P9000 comercial edition

[alifatemi]

Anybody knows what is the deference between standard and commercial edition of Epson P9000 please?

[shadowblade]

Anybody knows what is the deference between standard and commercial edition of Epson P9000 please?

Purple ink instead of LLK, for increased gamut (99% of Pantone instead of 93% or something like that) at the possible expense of a bit of fine tonality in the highlights.

[alifatemi]

Thanks but witch one is more suitable for us as a photographer?

[Wayne Fox]

standard by far.

The other one is to enhance the ability to proof and hit spot colors for cmyk press processes.  Here's epson's description

The Proofing Standard: Ideal for all commercial and flexographic proofing, the
SC-P7000/P9000 Commercial Edition printers include an all-new Violet ink for expanded color gamut targeting improved spot color matching accuracy.

The standard set with 3 blacks offer better tonal rendition and shadow detail  Most photographs use more LK and LLK than any other colors.  Lose one and you risk losing fine tonal gradations.

[Dan Vincent]

I have a P7000 commercial edition. I do not use it for photography, that's what I use a 3880 for. I've printed photos on it as a test (as well as other large format works) and the output is still quite good. Where you will notice differences is in pure grayscale gradients and highlight roll-off in photographs. You will get more graininess and banding in those areas due to the lack of LLK. It's a subtle difference, but I can notice if it I run particular prints on both printers. Enhanced B&W mode will definitely take a big hit.

You will match more hues overall with a reduction in dynamic range, basically. Photographers should avoid the commercial editions unless they also plan on doing other wide format work.