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Canon - PIXMA Inkjet Printer - 4800 x 2400 dpi Print - Photo Print - Desktop
Average customer rating
4.4
(84 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Canon - PIXMA Inkjet Printer - 4800 x 2400 dpi Print - Photo Print - Desktop
Customer Rating
5
Completely Pleased....and then some!
on January 31, 2010
Posted by: HurleyByrd
from North Central West Virginia
It’s been 14 months since I hooked up the Canon Pixma Pro 9000 and to date, not a single negative issue has been encountered. Upon arrival, the packaging was perfect and the set up a breeze. Integrating it into the PC was just as easy and I have found the interface to be very simple and intuitive.
As for actual photo output. I produce everything from nature photography in B&W to full color renderings throughout the color spectrum. I also do art photography that has consisted of pitch black backgrounds behind large fires to macro abstracts in near pure whites. Plus, this printer produces business documents, sales brochures, catalogs, etc... All the papers used have been Canon Photo papers including rags, museum etch and mattes. I also run some daily business docs on third party papers.
The results for me have been nothing but spectacular and have surpassed my expectations. Blacks are pure, whites are clear and all colors surpass what I manipulate on the computer screen. Green tonals are amazing and fall trees pop beautifully in yellows, reds, etc... My business docs and catalogs refer to my business’ wood products and the subtle tones of our finished lumber products are rendered extremely well. Even a simple spreadsheet contains ultra fine lines that are crisp, clear and every single letter, number and punctuation is clear and concise.
As many reviewers have noted, they thought the ink consumption was going to be an issue prior to buying this printer. And, like most, I had the same concern. Yet, I find this is a reasonable printer to operate in the ink department. If you print a 13x19 of the night sky, expect to use a LOT of black. BUT, you only need to replace one tank at a time and I find each tank actually lasts for an acceptable number of printings and then some. Keep in mind, you cannot have a professional quality print without laying out ink yet I feel this Canon does so without oversaturation.
Others have mentioned this printer has a large footprint. Yes, it’s a large printer but it also prints 13 wide. It has rollers on the backside of the printer allowing you to tip the front up and roll it back against the wall. I have no issues with the overall size and it actually has a pleasant appearance that suits my office well and is not taking up floor space on a stand.
In summary, I was a little freaked out spending this kind of money on a printer but I am sooooo happy I took the step up to the Canon Pixma Pro 9000. I have no regrets and will never go down in size again or to a lesser printer, even for running business documents. I cannot find one issue to rate a negative against this machine. It has far exceeded all my photographic and daily printing needs.
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, durable, High Quality Output, Low Running Cost, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Beautiful prints and FAST!!!
on April 23, 2010
Posted by: dwmtractor
from Silicon Valley, CA
I purchased this printer to replace my beloved Canon i900D which had finally given up the ghost after (I'm guessing) seven years or so of faithful service and I don't know how many thousand photos printed. Because Canon doesn't have a good six-ink printer in the i900D price range any more (all the inexpensive printers are four-ink only), I actually tried a competitor's product first, but as was the case years before, was seriously disappointed by the mottled flesh tones in that brand's output, so I decided to cough up the $$$ and go for the Canon I wanted (well, I'd love the 9500 but I have some price constraints!).
This printer is a beauty! The print quality is at least as good as I had hoped: brilliant, life-like colors, razor-sharp resolution, no discernible dithering or spottiness in my prints, and just an all-round beauty to the finished output. And with a printhead that's nearly 3/4" wide, my prints just fly out. I haven't timed them yet, but I'd estimate 4 x 6 borderless prints come out in under 10 seconds, and my first 13 x 19 print yesterday zipped out in about a minute (possibly less)! Oh, and a 13 x 19 from a good 8MP image off my Canon 20d is a joy to behold! Fine resolution, rich color, and plenty of basic WOW! factor.
That printhead, by the way, is removable and replaceable. I don't imagine I'll need to do so any time soon, but the fact of a replaceable head should significantly extend the lifetime of the printer, I would guess.
Setup was easy and instructions were clear. The printhead alignment is fully automatic thanks to an in-printer sensor that "reads" the test patterns and adjusts accordingly, so there's no guesswork to it--just start the alignment and let it do its thing.
Separate ink cartridges--8 now instead of 6--mean you only change what you need. I haven't had it long enough to check, but if past experience is any indication, prints are very durable as long as protected from UV light (such as fluorescent or sunlight) by being displayed behind glass. My one wish is that Canon would have bundled (or made available at lower cost) a sample pack of some of their hotshot premium/fine-art papers as I'm not sure what some of them even are and would hate to spend the $$$ for a sample pack and decide they just weren't worth it.
I also miss the closed tray for 4x6 paper in the i900D. With the Pro9000 you really want to keep your paper stored out of the printer so you can close the lid, to keep dust out of both printer and paper. I wish I could keep paper in an enclosed bin. But that's a nit on an otherwise excellent product. Be warned, though, this printer is BIG. At 26.0" (W) x 13.9" (D) x 7.6" (H), be sure you have the real estate for this behemoth!
Pros: Easy Setup, Good Media Handling, High Productivity, High Quality Output, easy to use, eight single-color ink cartridges
Cons: Large Footprint, no closed storage for paper
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great printer, but bad on ink use
on July 3, 2010
Posted by: alsupershopper
from Newport News
This printer paired up with the canon papers make remarkable prints. They are vibrant, fine resolution, and are customizable for your preferences. The unit is built like a rock and weighs like one too. It uses too much ink when it goes through it recycling mode. Other than that, it’s a fine printer for the money.
You could use other inkjet papers on this printer but it is easier to make really good looking prints right out of the box, when you match it up with canon photo paper. This combination makes the best use of canons ink formulation. You have enough choices to select from to create beautiful high resolution prints. And you can put it on economy mode to review the output of what it will look like on paper.
This printer looks like it was built to last. They did not skimp on construction with this printer. Plan on a giving this print it proper space, like 2.5 ft. by 2 ft.
In comparison to some of the other printers I’ve used, this one uses up way to much ink. I don’t know if the sensors are a little too sensitive because it is constantly asking to change the ink tanks. Even when printing only Black and White documents, it still asks me to change some of the color ink tanks.
I have managed to get about ten 8x10 prints more, even after it says the ink tank is empty.
I think there needs to be a way for them to correct that amount of wasted ink, especially if you’re not printing color prints or documents. Then again, that’s how they make their money, selling you ink.
Overall this is a fine printer for those who want to be in control of the print.
You could use other inkjet papers on this printer but it is easier to make really good looking prints right out of the box, when you match it up with canon photo paper. This combination makes the best use of canons ink formulation. You have enough choices to select from to create beautiful high resolution prints. And you can put it on economy mode to review the output of what it will look like on paper.
This printer looks like it was built to last. They did not skimp on construction with this printer. Plan on a giving this print it proper space, like 2.5 ft. by 2 ft.
In comparison to some of the other printers I’ve used, this one uses up way to much ink. I don’t know if the sensors are a little too sensitive because it is constantly asking to change the ink tanks. Even when printing only Black and White documents, it still asks me to change some of the color ink tanks.
I have managed to get about ten 8x10 prints more, even after it says the ink tank is empty.
I think there needs to be a way for them to correct that amount of wasted ink, especially if you’re not printing color prints or documents. Then again, that’s how they make their money, selling you ink.
Overall this is a fine printer for those who want to be in control of the print.
Pros: reliable, Good Media Handling, durable, High Quality Output
Cons: Large Footprint
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
2
Uses ink unnecessarily
on June 22, 2010
Posted by: Joe Consumer
I have 3 printers. The output on color is the best of the three. However the excessive re-calibration of the printer causes excessive use of ink. I am happy with the finished product, but the ink usage is way out of line. On average it consumes twice as much ink (if not more) as my other machines. This could be due to the ink formula.
Pros: durable, Good Media Handling, High Quality Output
Cons: High Running Cost
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Satisfied and Then Some
on September 23, 2009
Posted by: Satisfied
I print works of nature and art in all ranges of color, including B&W. This is my first large format printer and I could not be happier. It has not failed to print exactly what I want and the way I want it. Like anything, it takes time to iron out this printerm but not a lot.
To date, nearly one year, my printer has not caused me one issue. None, zero, nada. Buy this machine.
Pros: High Quality Output, Good Media Handling, durable, Easy Setup, easy to use, reliable
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
An excellent value
on June 17, 2011
Posted by: Anonymous
from Central Ohio
I indicated this printer "replaced" another. Actually, I added this printer to a Canon IP5000 I have had for many years. I continue to use the IP5000 for general document printing and ocasional "snap-shot" photo printing. The Pro 9000 Mk II now gets the vast majority of my photo printing. The older Canon printer does great, the new one is outstanding.
I first used this new printer with some basic good quality glossy and matte paper, mostly Canon brand. Same paper that I have used for years, but the prints were greatly improved. I then got a pack of 13"x19" Canon Matte to experiment with the large formate capabilities of the Mk II. Earliest efforts produced brilliant but poorly cropped prints while I learned how to prepare photos for such large prints. Each new print looks better than the last so I am learnig.
Finally, I bought a package of Canon's letter size "Fine Rag" a month ago. WOW! This is what the Pro 9000 MkII is all about. I can't wait to get 13"x19" Fine Art paper. And of course, there are even better papers to use going forward.
I do list two "Cons", allthough not necessarily major. It is large, and needs the room behind it to feed the large paper. I ended up rearranging my work area and adding an "L". Probably needed it anyway but added to the "set-up" time. I also indicate that I found some of the instructions frustrating. This printer does not come with a hardcopy manual and the CD manual is very large. I found navigation through the CD difficult and some of the instruction vague.
Finally, I would have really liked to have had roll paper, capability, but given the price of this unit, I decided to forego that option at the time of purchase. As you can tell, I am very pleased anyway.
Pros: reliable, High Productivity, High Quality Output, Low Running Cost
Cons: Large Footprint, instructions not always clear
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Fine printer
on December 21, 2010
Posted by: Slave
from Denver
Excellent print quality. Fine definition. Easy to use and calibrate. Costly to operate. Always buying ink.
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, durable, Good Media Handling, High Quality Output, easy to use
Cons: High Running Cost
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
WOW
on April 19, 2010
Posted by: mmmarkmm
from Arizona
Popped this puppy out of the box and 30 minutes later I was printing 13 X 19 beautiful photographs. I used Canon's Pro Platinum PT101 paper and the quality is just outstanding. Wow!!! I would not be afraid to enter these photographs in any contest. I shot an HDR portrait and the resultant photograph was a perfect match to my CS4 output.
I also printed 6 6 X 4's on Ilford premium photo paper I had laying around. I downloaded and installed the proper icc profile from Ilford's web site. These 4 X 6's were awesome. I had problems with my old printer printing borderless prints without clipping some of the edges. I set up my CS4 image size to 4 X 6 and used the borderless option in the print menu and Walla perfect borderless prints even on the 13 X 19. These 4 X 6 prints look like expensive post cards. I am an amateur who now can print like a pro. I have a Canon 5d mk2 with L glass and this printer rounds out a total package for very little money in comparison to the rest of my gear.
I also printed 6 6 X 4's on Ilford premium photo paper I had laying around. I downloaded and installed the proper icc profile from Ilford's web site. These 4 X 6's were awesome. I had problems with my old printer printing borderless prints without clipping some of the edges. I set up my CS4 image size to 4 X 6 and used the borderless option in the print menu and Walla perfect borderless prints even on the 13 X 19. These 4 X 6 prints look like expensive post cards. I am an amateur who now can print like a pro. I have a Canon 5d mk2 with L glass and this printer rounds out a total package for very little money in comparison to the rest of my gear.
Cons: It's big, but so is 13 X 19.
Pros: Easy Setup, Good Media Handling, High Productivity, High Quality Output, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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