Canon PGI-9 Value Pack Ink Cartridge for PIXMA Pro9500

"Great color"

"I have used Cannon products for years. I have always used Canon Printers and liked the individual inks concept developed by Canon,this is why I hesitated in purchasing Epson Printers.

The Canon Pigment Inks are much brighter than the Epson Pigment Inks. I researched this for several months before buying the Canon Pro 9500. I have a Canon I9900 that use the dye ink and have never been disappointed. When I first used the Pro 9500 I was blown away by the color accuracy and with the 2 blacks and 1 grey inks gives such a tonal quality that black and white photographs deserves.

I have never been disappointed with Canon, Pro 9500 is a big winner and more affordable than Epson."

"After using the printer (Canon9500Pro) for a while I started waiting for the ink low warning light. It wasn't til I had made a considerable number of large prints that I finally had to change out the gray cartridge. Then after many more prints, I finally had to change two of the color cartridges. The mileage I am getting from this printer and cartridge set is impressive. It is far better than I had expected. I placed a 4x6 on my car dash, and it has been there for two months and has no fade or color change. This was my test print."

"The shelf price for individual cartridges for the Pro 9500 Mk II in Australia is roughly [$] AU. That means I would have to pay [$] AU to buy a complete set.To date I have not seen the cartridge kit on offer in Australia so being able to purchase this at a third of the price I would locally it is fantastic value even when I factor in the cost of postage.The inks themselves produce stunning images. The colours are deep and rich and surpass anything I seen previously. My previous printer was a Canon PIXMA IP 8500, which I still have and am very happy with.However comparing the same image printed from either printer it is obvious to anyone that views which has been printed on the 9500 using Lucia ink.When comparing images printed at the local camera store with those done on the 9500 using the Canon Lucia ink the difference is marked, again in favour of Canon.It is difficult at this stage to say whether or not the images will hold there tone and colour over time. I'm hoping that by using Canon paper and storing them appropriately this will not be a problem.I would thoroughly recommend both the 9500 Mk II and the Lucia Ink Value pack."

"The ink itself is great. Unfortunately the cartridges have a shockingly short life in the printer. They hold so little ink it makes the cost per print excessively expensive. Canon could make its customers happier and probably sell a lot more ink if the company lowered the price per cartridge."

"if you are looking to get this ink for you pro9500 mark II, B&H sell them at the lowest price, i cross checked few site and b&h add up to be lowest. they do run out fast tho, i did 4 print with full black on the background, my pgi-9 gray went empty. so be sure to stock them or else you will have to wait couple days to get it, staples dont sell it in store, and they have a 100% markup from b&H.

the print come out really nice with these ink, no complain, just wish the ink is a little bigger and cheaper."

"We find buying the PGI-9 Ink Cartridge Kit plus buying a few of the most used cartridges a great way to have a full set of cartridges availabe for our Pixma 9500 printer."

"I use this ink in my Canon Pixma 9500 Photo printer and the results that I get are great! I was pleased with how easy it was to replace the ink tanks: no different from the other Canon printer that I own for mostly documents. The ink dries faster than Canon recommends waiting after printing the picture. In the future I will always buy the multi-pack ink since I only bought what I needed only to find that the other tanks were also low but did not show up as such until after I had sent away [...]for 2 ink colors. The ink is great but it is costly to have to replace them all at once."

"Much of my printing requires good facial tones (kids and grand kids and wife and such). I wondered about the 9500 and the Canon inks at first, because landscapes look fine but facial tones not so good (people looked sunburned). I thought my calibrated monitor was all I needed to produce great people prints but I was mistaken. After considerable research I found [@] which explains the problem I was having and the solution. Now I can see the subtle differences on my monitor and know how to correct facial tones before printing. The Canon Pixma and the Canon Lucia inks now give me results I can be really proud of."

"For professional photos and graphics.

Quality great! Lives up to the brand quality.

Like all inks too expensive. Currently using other sources to print large production because it is less expensive and similar quality."