Non Canon Printer Ink: I started printing with my Canon Pro9000 Mark II Printer. I need to purchase new ink and paper. I would appreciate advise regarding whether I should consider...

robertneger

I started printing with my Canon Pro9000 Mark II Printer.
I need to purchase new ink and paper.
I would appreciate advise regarding whether I should consider other inks, rather than Cannon ink? Also ideas regarding the best photo paper for my printer would be helpful. I photographic scenics, birds, flowers and people primarily in black and white.
Thanks you,
Bob Neger in Burlingame California

bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

I have a Canon all-purpose MX 9200 series printer. For the past year or so i have been getting my ink from 4ikjets... on line. I have been very pleased with that decision. No problems at all. It seems to me that they are lasting longer for me. “Seems”... not scientific. Now understand that I use it for general printing. I don’t print my photography. For what it’s worth.

Can’t talk about paper.

Barry

bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

I have a Canon all-purpose MX 9200 series printer. For the past year or so i have been getting my ink from 4ikjets... on line. I have been very pleased with that decision. No problems at all. It seems to me that they are lasting longer for me. “Seems”... not scientific. Now understand that I use it for general printing. I don’t print my photography. For what it’s worth.

Can’t talk about paper.

Barry

robertneger

Thank you Barry,
Bob

Toment Loc: FL, IL

robertneger wrote:

I started printing with my Canon Pro9000 Mark II Printer.
I need to purchase new ink and paper.
I would appreciate advise regarding whether I should consider other inks, rather than Cannon ink? Also ideas regarding the best photo paper for my printer would be helpful. I photographic scenics, birds, flowers and people primarily in black and white.
Thanks you,
Bob Neger in Burlingame California

Have not had good luck using inks at one tenth the price of OEM ink

bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

PS: it is much cheaper!

Barry

tcthome Loc: NJ

you can try precision inks. A you tuber ,Jose Rodriguez does vids on printing & their inks. If you want to spray fro Canon papers , there is Red River, Hamermule, Carson to name a couple.

cdayton

I use both a Canon (8 cartridges) and an HP (2 cartridges) printer I have never had good luck with anything but native cartridges. Pricey but this is not a bargain-basement hobby.

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

Watch Jose Rodriguez Youtube videos regarding refilling your cartridges with ink from precision colors.

Their website is https://www.precisioncolors.com. Signature Edition ink is supposed to be closets thing to oem ink out there.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I use CartridgeAmerica for ink no problems and use a variety of papers

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Unless the cost of ink is too high for your budget, I'd stay away from 3rd party inks. While they look okay initially, fading over time is much worse than with Canon inks. If you are going to use 3rd party, Precision inks is probably the best.

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

I have a Canon printer and when I need ink I just take the cartridge down to Costco and get it refilled. I have not had any problems. As far as I am concerned ink is ink.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Toment wrote:

Have not had good luck using inks at one tenth the price of OEM ink

This argument has been fought hundreds of time on UHH. It's a matter of personal experience. I have used third party inks for over a decade, and have never had a problem with photo print quality or printer operation. Having said that, it's important to have the right supplier. If you buy the lowest price stuff on ebay, you will not be happy with the results. 1ink.com is one of the reputable companies. I have found their inks to be excellent, and they have a money back guarantee if the ink is not equal to OEM in every way. >Alan

Mark Williams

aellman wrote:

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thrash50

Bigmike1 wrote:

I have a Canon printer and when I need ink I just take the cartridge down to Costco and get it refilled. I have not had any problems. As far as I am concerned ink is ink.

Thank you, I have also considered third party ink, but was not aware that Costco will refill old cartridges. To me, that seems worth checking out.