The new Canon iPF5000 is a 17" inkjet printer which features a new 12-colour pigment ink system, ensuring a wider colour gamut with improved gradation and colour consistency. Canon has a long history in the inkjet market, particularly in the desktop sizes where their BubbleJet printers have been a popular choice for nearly 20 years. For digital photographers, one of the most popular printers has been the Canon i9900, a B size (13x19), 8 color printer known for it's vibrant prints and fast print speeds. A couple of years ago Canon introduced the imagePROGRAF 6400 and 8400 – six color pigment printers that were intended for both graphic artists and photographers. Although capable of good quality color prints, the imagePROGRAF never had the impact for photographers that Epson had with the 7600 and 9600 printers. Canon obviously took this to heart and developed a range of large format printers that would appeal to photographers. This new line includes the imagePROGRAF iPF9000 (60" wide), iPF8000 (44" wide), and iPF5000 (17" wide) printers (there is discussion of the iPF6000, a 24" wide model, but as of this report it's not shipping). For this review, I'll focus on the 17" Canon iPF5000. Print quality from all three will be the same, but the smaller size printer adds a cassette feed which is missing in its larger siblings.