Canon pro9000

Does anyone use this, and if so how do you like it. I have never printed my own stuff but with the current rebates it has made me consider it. I use A custom print shop (WHCC) how would you compare the quality?

THanks

Hard to say how it compares with your printshop, but my wife and I have had great success in printing up to 13x19 on ours. With the separate ink tanks, our cost is very reasonable.

I just got one along with my 40D ($200 rebate). Have made about fifty 8.5x11 sized prints and a couple of 13x19s. Print quality has been uniformly outstanding. The photo magenta ink seems to run out the quickest, but was able to hop over to Office Depot and grab a replacement easily. I love it.

Just bought on myself (two days ago). All the reviews I have read concering this printer, professional and amateur have given it nothing but VERY VERY high remarks! I have been researching this printer for over a year and I have not found any negatives except the paper feeder slide wich even the reveiwer stated he said just becasue he couldn't find anything negative to say. With the rebate offer this the BEST printer for the money and I am very happy with the looks and the results from the two photos that I have printed.

Got my 9000 about 6 months ago and since then it has done
plenty of work of all different print sizes, up to +A3.
Not had one problem with this printer and the results are, imo,
superb! The colors are excellent and well defined. Black and White is no problem either.
GO FOR IT!

I just bought a second 5D and saw the rebate for this printer too. I didn't bother with the printer because:
- I read that the ink they use is not the "newer" kind which lasts longer
- It's still cheaper to go to my local printer and I never need prints instantly

Help needed with printing b&w images.Printer, (canon pixma pro 9000) produces images much darker then they appear on screen. Have tried calibration with no success. Any advice greatfully recieved.

SunTsu wrote in post #4982301
I just bought a second 5D and saw the rebate for this printer too. I didn't bother with the printer because:
- I read that the ink they use is not the "newer" kind which lasts longer
- It's still cheaper to go to my local printer and I never need prints instantly

Regarding the inks, they're dyes and not pigments. Two different animals for two different uses. The dyes are going to be brighter as well as having jetter blacks.. etc. As a rule, they're not as weatherable as pigments but that isn't always the case. The red used in your taillight lens of your car for example.. you don't see that fading away do you?

The archival nature of the better dyes is pretty good when compared with traditional prints, but the pigments will outperform them yes.

I have one, couldn't be happier. Rivals any print I've ever "had" done.

I have both the 9000 and the 9500. Print quality from both is very good. I'm using Ilford Gallerie Smooth Pearl paper with good results. I have not tried this but from what I hear the 9500 prints incredible B&W on fine art paper. Have not printed any B&W on the 9000.

I've printed B&W on the 9000 and they won't hold up to 9500 prints. The 9500 has more technicle ability in this area in covering the shades of gray. That's not to say the 9000 prints do not look good, although I think it does better with gray scale printing vs. printing gray with all available inks with respect to color tone.

have had one for about a year, replaced my older i960. Incredible printer once you understand the software (a little complicated with Photoshop, but easy with Lightroom).

Yes, it eats the photo magenta and photo cyan cartridges, but I can live with it. Mostly use Ilford Galeria Smooth Gloss paper for great results. Unable to get good results with Galeria Classic Smooth paper, though. Also get good results with various Hahnemuhle papers that have profiles for the printer.

I've had mine for about 1 year, got it last year during rebate time. I love being able to print up to 13x19. But I'm partial to Canon printers, I've had a Canon ever since my first computer 11 years ago.