Canon Pixma Pro9000 Professional Large Format Inkjet Printer (9995A001)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon Pixma Pro9000 Professional Large Format Inkjet Printer (9995A001)
Customer Review: Best printer I've owned
Summary: 5 Stars
Having fussed with an Epson 1280 for years (and rarely producing a print I was pleased with), I was surprised to find that my second print from the Pro9000 Mark II equaled the quality of lab prints I have ordered. I have been happy with every print produced by this printer since.
I have not formally calibrated the printer to the monitor I use, but find the colors match very well, so I do not adjust any color parameter in the print driver. I only set quality and paper parameters. I am printing from a Macbook Pro with a Dell monitor using, primarily, Nikon Capture NX software. I tend to print directly from NEF raw prints, having post-processed them in Capture NX. After my first print (the sole failure), I set the parameters in NX to "Use Source Profile" in order to hand-off color management to the printer drivers.
I was also surprised and pleased with both the high speed and low noise when printing large photos.
It is not a problem for my home office, but those with less available space might find the printer's size a liability.
Finally, I find the printer extremely forgiving with paper source. I have used Epson glossy and matte paper and Office Depot matte (13x19) and card stock and produced prints of very good color fidelity.
Customer Review: A Fabulous Printer
Summary: 5 Stars
My new Pixma Pro9000 is astoundingly good. I have used Epson photo printers for about 10 years and was reasonably content with the results, although I was somewhat bothered by the slowness and never able to perfectly match monitor and print despite calibrating with a Pantone ColorVision Spyder2. Now, for the first time my print output is exactly like what I see on screen. The speed of the printer is amazing - a 4x6 on highest quality takes a bit over a minute and less than a minute on standard quality. Larger sizes also print five or six times as fast as my Epson did. The output quality on Canon Photo Paper Pro Super High Gloss is just beautiful - wonderfully deep and rich colors essentially indistinguishable from those on the monitor screen.
The previous poster complained about the included software Easy PhotoPrint, but this application is not meant for sophisticated users. Also supplied with the printer is a plug-in for Photoshop, Easy Photoprint Pro, which allows complete control over the printing process, as does, of course, Photoshop itself. I was surprised to see that the print output when I let the printer driver manage the color handling in Photoshop was equal or superior to that obtained when I used ICC profiles and let Photoshop do the color handling.
Customer Review: Canon PRO9000 review
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first Photo quality printer, and is on PC-Photography's best buy list.
Things you'll need to know.
It's big! make sure you have the desk space, you're going to need it.
If you already have a canon printer, which I did, when you attempt to load the software for the new printer it may stop at 35%. Don't be alarmed, it's finished because you're system is able to use the existing canon files. Just close it out and print away.
Set-up and Printing is easy. I decided to use Kodak Ultra paper for my first attempts instead of spending extra $$ on higher priced paper and it works well with standard JPEG format. IF you plan on converting RAW files or you're shooting a higher JPEG format I'd suggest looking into a better grade paper, but for day to day use the Kodak works fine.
Note: it's tuff finding frames for paper sizes 8-1/2x11 and 11x17 prints most are 8x10 and 11x14.
Print Quality is outstanding! Colors are sharp and Canon allows you to pick several different settings to enhance the print, from the type of paper to white balance adjustments. It's easy to do if you decide to use the print preview and is a nice touch!
Overall- Plug and Play! Five Stars!
Customer Review: Best Photo Printer available for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
For a long while I have looked for a good photo printer. Well, I finally found it in the Pixma Pro9000. I've had Hp printers prior to this one. They performed okay but the color was never of good quality.
Trying to get Hp support is like trying to find "a needle in a hay stack." After discovering that Hp's solution to VISTA support was to "upgrade your product," I sure did. I made sure I didn't buy a Hp again.
Canon support is excellent. I contacted them prior to purchase about OS support and drivers. Their response was fast and complete. This printer has performed excellent with vivid colorfully prints with excellent quality and its fast. I love the front loading of paper.
This printer produces professional quality prints without effort. The operation is smooth and competent. I have used various papers, Ilford, Hp, Kodak and Royal Brites; various sizes from 4X6, 8x10, 8.5x11 and 13x19: various finishes--High Gloss, simi-gloss and matt art paper. The output is seamless and consistent and prints are breathtaking.
If you want control of your photo work with professional quality, this is the printer for you. I did examine other manufactures but settled on this one. The printer is large but you must expect it to print 13x19.
Customer Review: Canon Pixma Pro 9000 an excellent photo printer
Summary: 5 Stars
We used to own a Hewlett Packard photo inkejet printer (the exact model number escapes me, but it was a 3 ink cartridge printer), which was good for what we were using it for at the time. However, when it died on us all of a sudden and it could not be repaired, I started researching printers. It came down to this one or the Epson 1800. Most of the reviews I read at that time said the Epson print head clogs easily and wastes a lot of ink. With the price of ink cartridges at around $100 for a full set I didn't want to be buying them all the time, so I chose this printer.
Now I don't know whether what they said about the Epson is true or not. Some people swear by Canon, some swear by Epson. All I can tell you is that the quality of the 81/2 x 11 pictures that I print on this printer are so far and above in quality from what I used to get on my HP that, for me, that I am extremely happy with my decision.
Its much bigger than my old HP (it takes up almost the whole top of the cabinet!) but its relatively quiet, smooth, and fast. If I remember correctly, at the time I bought this printer, it was about $100 cheaper than the Epson. If you're serious about printing excellent quality photos, you can't go wrong with this printer.