Canon Pixma PRO9000MkII Inkjet Photo Printer 3295B002

Great Printer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve had this printer over a year. I love it! It can go for months without being used and not clog up. The print quality is outstanding, just use a quality paper.

Worth the money
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love this printer!!

When I print, I get what I see on the monitor and/or what was in the camera.

Professional quality color prints done in my home studio.

A friend of mine (a photographer as well) has printed on this canon printer and loves the quality of the photographic prints as well .

Canon Pixma Pro9000 Mk II
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I have only had the Pro9000 Mk II for a month and have only printed a few 8.5 X 11 photos on it. They were of high quality, great color, excellent resolution and very satisfactory. I have yet to print large (11 X 14 or 13 X 19) size pictures which is one of the reasons I bought this particular printer. The set up was very easy, the machine works just as advertised and is quiet. The only downside thus far-and it is not a significant issue-is that print speed is quite slow. This is true even for a black and white text document.

an excellent printer, but still missing a few features
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Having purchased the Pro9000 Mark II after a few years of owning the previous version, I can say with some assurance that this one is improved. Its print speed is slightly faster, and they’ve added some new cleaning features that I now don’t know how I did without. That being said, it’s basically the same printer (it even uses the same print head as the earlier model), and some of my main complaints about it were not addressed with the update.

The Pros: This is truly a professional grade printer which I have used heavily for several months. I produce prints of my artwork sometimes at the rate of three or four hundred 8×10′s a week, and at other times it sits idle for a week or two at a time. The color quality with genuine canon inks is incredible – in my experience requiring little to no calibration with a properly set up, quality monitor. While printing, it’s quick and quiet, even without its special Quiet Mode enabled, and I have actually turned down its printing speed at times, to allow for more drying time between prints. If you need to print very high quality, medium-large format pictures (whether photos or art) at reasonably high volume, this printer is definitely a good choice.

The Cons: This may not be a good printer for someone who intends to use it only a few times a year, as it does use large amounts of ink in its cleaning cycles, and if you leave it sitting too long it will require several. What seems to be lacking more than the printer itself is the software it comes with – most irritating is its lack of support for 11×14″ paper, a standard print and photo size readily available on one of my previous printers, an Epson Stylus Photo 1280. Its batch printing program, Easy-PhotoPrint, also limits paper type selection based on paper size – perhaps useful if printing only with Canon’s paper, but in my experience it handles other brands just as well. Points that others have brought up about its size are more or less accurate – it is a behemoth. Instead of sitting next to my computer, it has the top of a shelving unit all to itself, and will overwhelm most desktop space. It also requires space behind and in front for those big 13×19″ prints you’ll be producing.

All in all, the good points of this printer far outweigh the bad, but for a very select number of people. If you’re printing only letter sized, there are other printers in Canon’s line that do the job just as well. If you print infrequently, a laser printer might be a better option, as it doesn’t have heads that will clog. If you frequently need to print larger than 13×19″ (it also has no banner printing feature), you’d be better with an actual large format printer. If you are an independent artist, artist group, or small photography studio, however, I would definitely recommend this printer.

Canon Pixma Pro9000 Mark II
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The package arrived on time in excellent condition. Setup instructions were straight forward. Helpful “solutions ” software included. Online help well done. Videos from Canon site helpful. Printer looks professional in my office. Takes up about 1.5 square feet more counter space than usual sized inkjets. Well constructed, heavy with assist wheels to move if necessary. Have used Matt, Semigloss, Pro platinum II papers, and heavyweight Fine Art Photo Rag, in all sizes from 4 X 6 to 19 X 13. Makes noise when approaching paper and then is quieter than the regular inkjets. I must admit, I was stunned and very, very satisfied with the print productions. I paint oils on canvas and scan the original painting in the computer with true 6400dpi resolution on an Epson V600 and then print it out. BEAUTIFUL is all I can say! With many printers in the range of $250 plus, there is no contest with the results. The photos are better than most shops can print. Make sure you are buying th 9000 Mark II and not the last model Pro 9000. Here is a review site that I highly regard for photography and printing – Imaging Resource

Good luck,

TPW

Fast beautiful prints do justice to my SLR + PVA screens
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m an amateur photog, and this is my first large-format printer, so I’m aiming this at people in a similar spot. Other reviews delve into the more esoteric topics such pigment vs dye ink, but for people trying to decide if a printer like this is worth it? Yes definitely! This is the first time I’ve been able to generate prints that actually do justice to what my dSLR produces. This is the first time that the prints look as good or better on paper as they do on my PVA LCDs.

Gorgeous color reproduction, fast printing, no visible flaws even in 13×19 prints. Just make sure you use quality paper (and images w/ enough detail), and that you have space to set up this huge machine.

Fully extended, the printer covers nearly half of an IKEA desktop, about 33″ at its maximum size (plus extra clearance) with the back feed opened up, or 27″ normally. Fortunately, most paper can be fed from the top feed at the smaller 27″ configuration (no added clearance needed), and the trays all fold into the unit for storage– useful since the trays would probably break if one of my household felines sat on them.

Prints will only be as good as the paper you use. I’ve tried and been very pleased with 3rd-party Kodak Glossy Premium Photo Paper (use the paper setting Kodak specifies on the package) and also Canon Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, 13 x 19 Inches. Vendors claim the best print longevity is when you use their papers and inks (for the latter paper, that’s 25 years under glass, 100 years in storage). Regardless, definitely use quality paper to get results worthy of this printer’s abilities.

Software installs and runs without issue on Windows XP. The straight-forward bundled Easy-PhotoPrint EX is very similar to the Easy-PhotoPrint that ships with smaller Canon printers.

My only real hesitation is the price and longevity of the supplies (eg, ink). There’s a large number of smallish ink tanks (8), but they can be individually replaced. My primary complaint here is that the software only specifies that the ink level is “adequate”. So after doing a 13×19 print, and 4 8.5×11′s, I don’t know how many more I have until I have to buy more ink. It seems a percentage-remaining wouldn’t be that hard to do.

Highly recommended.

Excellent Print Maker
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I should have purchased this printer a long time ago!! It is SWEET!! Very easy to set up and the output is stunning. I have printed everything from 4×6 to 13×19, and on everything from high-gloss to canvas and been impressed with all of them. The combination I like best though is this printer with Canon’s Pro Platinum paper. The prints just glow! There is absolutely no indication whatsoever that the prints are made with an ink jet printer…..they have that photo lab processed look to them. I highly recommend this printer to any serious photographer. One caveat though…..have room for it. It is a big boy!

5 star reviews? What!?
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I don’t understand how people be giving favorable reviews for this printer. Buying this printer has been the absolute worst experiences I have had with a product. After successfully using three printers on my current Mac I still haven’t been able to print one print that has been even remotely successful. Printing from my Mac only lets me make print head alignments I can’t print from any of the applications. When this printer has been hooked up to a PC the prints come out terrible. They are cloudy and jagged looking.

The worst thing of is the amount of time I have spent on this. I just don’t have time to keep writing tech support about my problems. I have several jobs I am working on now and I have no additional time to keep working on this. I would like to just send the printer back and get on with my life.

UPDATE TO REVIEW:

I have had this printer for about a couple of months now after numerous emails to tech support and one hour plus long phone call I finally appear to be making some progress with my printer. After talking with tech support they did everything they could think of doing and then suggested that I completely wipe my hard drive and reinstall all my files. I am glad to say that so far things are beginning to look like they are working. I haven’t experimented with the printer very much but after I spend some time with it I will write a new review of my findings.

OMG This Printer Is Incredible
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I Just got this printer from Adorama today (via UPS) and this thing is incredible. Im a professional photographer and this printer prints lab qaulity prints super fast. I made sure I used Photoshop to print some test pictures )4×6 on Canon Photo Plus Semi Gloss and it matched exactly what was on my screen. As a matter of fact the prints look better than whats on my screen…I had to do a double take. I no longer will be using the lab to order prints for my clients (only wedding books), Im printing them all myself. The speed is also amazing. The only thing I dont like thus far is the noise of the print head when the printer starts up and before prints start printing. When the picture prints its pretty quiet though. I will update my review after about a week after i dump a few hundred more prints for my clients.

***** Update #1 ***** : Ok Now I’ve had this printer a few weeks and I’ve printed a few hundred pictures in a variety of sizes (4×6, 5×7 , 8.5×11 and 13×19) and this is a must have printer for those wanting to print their own professional lab (and better than lab quality) photos. This bad boy is very fast and the print quality is just absolutely superb (I use Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy , Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl, Ilford Galerie Smooth Gloss Paper and Ilfor Printasia 13×19 paper and Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II 13×19). I’ve shown my photographs to a variety of clients, potential clients, freinds and family and they are blown away by the quality of the prints. When I tell them I printed them myself they are like “What?, No way” and then they asume I must have spent a whole lot of money on the printer…which is wrong ([...] after rebate from amazon/adorama).

Pros :

Fast – This printer spits out a vibrant and full of color 13×19 glossy print in under 3 minutes 30 seconds.

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Quiet – I can print at all hours of the night and not worry about waking anyone up. When Im in the next room with the door open the printer prints so quiet I cant even hear it and have to come check on the print job to make sure it didnt crash since I cant hear any noise in the next room..lol

Quality – Prints professional quality prints on a variety of papers in many different sizes.

Paper – You ARE NOT limited to Canon papers as you can use a bunch of other manufacturers papers. My Favorite thus far is Ilford (cheap from amazon and is basically identical to expensive Canon paper).

Ink Usuage – Good on ink, Not really an ink guzzler. I printed dozens and dozens of 4×6′s and even a bunch of 8×11′s and 13x19s and the ink kept going and going, until I finaly started running low (after many prints had been printed). Also I now use The Continuous Ink System , so ink is now dirt cheap. Costs something link [...] per cartridge (estimated – all I know is I pay [...] for and 8 pack of about 880 ml’s of ink which is over 80 cartridges (no joke, visit fleabay and youll see tons of them)…Save money and Dont buy Canon Ink Carts and you will save at least 50% right off the bat).

Cons :

B&W printing – Prints mediocre black and white prints. This is no secret and I knew this before I bought it. I dont care about black and white prints just color so its all good for me.

Size – This is a big mamma-jamma. You will have to dedicate a space to this thing because of its width.

CD Printing – The US version of this printer does not print to CD’s at all and there are no hacks that enable the CD printing feature (Like with the Pixma Pro 9000). If you need CD printing, just print to photo quality CD labels.

Overal: This is a fantastic buy. If you need professional quality color prints done in house you will surely love this printer. Canon outdid itself with this model… The price is steadily falling too. Especially after the [...] rebate.

***** Update #2 ******

DO NOT USE OR BUY THE CONTINUOUS INK SYSTEM FROM SUPERjetUSA With THIS PRINTER:

I bought the continuous ink system from superjetUSA off ebay and it worked fine for a short while and then it leaked ink all inside my printer. All 800+ml’s. It was a huge mess and it caused me to use many hours of my valuable time and waste dozens and dozens and dozens of pieces of plain paper/photo paper to clean out the leaking mess. Then SuperjetUSA refused to give me my money back and kept telling me to do this and that and email them pictures of the mess. It took me weeks to clean it up and there is a still an ink mess in my printer. ONLY USE INK CARTRIDGES (stay away from the Continuous ink system) FROM A GOOD SOURCE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

I’ve had this printer for months and it continues to be an awesome printer. No complaints. I made almost the entire printer purchase price of the printer back within only a few weeks of having the printer..thats how good the prints are.. THE CANON PIXMA 9000 MKII is an awesome investment.

Great printer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I recently got back into photography with a new dslr and had been debating whether to use a service like Snapfish to do all my printing or to get a printer and print my own. After reading many reviews I was leaning towards using an internet service but then I came across this printer and the reviews convinced me to take a chance–along with the 100 dollar rebate that brought the price down to 350. And while getting 4×6′s done out of house are the cheapist way to go, those places aren’t that cheap for doing 8×10, 8.5×11, 13×19, etc. I’m not saying using the Pixma will be cheaper than Snapfish printing large prints but the difference will be much less than if you just printed 4×6′s. And it is very satisfying to whip out a large print of a nice pic you just took.

So far it’s like people say, lab quality, if not better prints, fast quiet printing and incredibly vivid colors. Although, it does tend to oversaturate the reds on default settings so take note of that. I wouldn’t expect it to do great B&W prints but I am not going to use it for that.

The only paper I’ve used so far is Kodak Ultra Premium glossy, 4×6 and 8.5×11. I will also try the Canon and Ilford papers.

I’ve only had this printer for a few weeks so I can’t attest to its durability but it is a heavy and solid printer–and LARGE. Make sure you have plenty of room to put this puppy somewhere.

The only negative is the software plugin doesn’t recognize my version of Photoshop (7.0) so I can’t use the PS color correction plugin, which looks pretty cool.

There are some other nice printers out there for 500-1k+, but at 350 this one hit my price point and the qualtiy is fantastic.

PRO9000MkII review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Very impressed with the quality of photo printing and the sizes of photos it will accommidate. Full set of replacement inks cost about $100.

love this product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product is amazing, and it is allowing me the freedom to begin my photography career with no worries

Superb printer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a Super Printer !!!!! I love the quality of pics and also ease of use…Awesome !!!!