Customer Rating: 
Summary: Use matt photo paper and you will be happy
Comment: Most all of the pro-sumer printers that I have seen fall short of matching that perfect glow on the computer screen.
I only use matt paper for the best results on my canon. The photos you want glossy, take them to a professional service.
The ITOYA 13x19 art portfolios are perfect for storing the big prints.
Important--canon does a terrible job of protecting the electronics on their printers. Make sure you get an excellent surge protector.
Customer Rating:
Summary: awesome printer
Comment: Awesome (if you use Windows XP)! If you use Vista, be prepared for problems printing with Adobe Elements. Canon's Vista help area doesn't even cover the 9500- you have to go elsewhere to find the correct drivers (the Canon helpdesk did get me to the right place). Bit I still can not print every paper size using Vista and Adobe Elements 5.0 - sometimes only a half page will print, sometimes an inch and sometimes the whole picture - its a crap shoot. Using XP and Elements 5.0 everything works great. I can use Vista and Canon's print program successfully.
Print quality is awesome - highly recommend this printer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Research before buying (and get a good price)
Comment: I see quite a few complaints about the print quality on glossy paper, but I also agree with those who say that that is simply the nature of pigment ink. As it stands, I have found this printer to provide a satisfactory introduction to pigment ink-jet printing if you adjust a few things about your thinking :) When I bought it, I was not at all concerned with print speed, thinking that to be an extremely low priority when compared to image quality. I wanted something that could print larger formats, and have the prints be durable. Its print quality in my eyes surpasses that of my Canon S820 (RIP) and i860 when fed good paper. It seems to be sturdily made, and compared to what I have owned, it does excellent black and white prints, which opens another door for me (even if the high-gloss door is now closed). Yes, the colors are not as punchy as the dye printers on some media, but they do seem to be more of a match to what I see on-screen, meaning that if I want punch it should be in my original image first. On the other hand, if I have a subtle tone in my image, I have no worries about being able to print it. Long story short, look at your pictures, look at the paper you want to use, then go choose a printer. If you require an accurate print on fine-art paper at a decent variety of sizes, it is not a bad choice, but profiles are easier to find for the Epsons.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Archival quality at home
Comment: I bought this printer on the recommendation of an old school shooter I know. I brought it home and checked on amazon to see reviews and my heart sunk seeing the surprising number of low rankings. I verified that I could return it if the results weren't to my liking and went ahead and did some prints.
Now that I've done that I'm very surprised by the low rankings here. Using my Mac, Photoshop and the Pro9500 I'm very happy with the results. I've done color prints on Canon and generic Costco papers with excellent results on both. As a baseline, I just started with the profiles I built using my ip6000D and found that no adjustment was necessary.
Next, I turned to black and white. This was the main reason I decided to buy this printer. It has a reputation for making good B&W prints. So far I've only tested on glossy papers, but even these look great with no color cast that I can perceive.
In short, I won't be returning this printer. It's living up to my expectations very nicely.
Customer Rating:
Summary: canon makes a terrible printer
Comment: I have owned a Canon photo printer (i9100) It was great. This one is terrible. It is slow(very slow) and the prints are not really very good. With all the ink tanks ($) you would think that the photos would "radiate" color. They are dark. When you call the hot line they tell you that the printer only works well with semi gloss paper (and only Canon brand paper) I would return this printer if I could
Summary: Use matt photo paper and you will be happy
Comment: Most all of the pro-sumer printers that I have seen fall short of matching that perfect glow on the computer screen.
I only use matt paper for the best results on my canon. The photos you want glossy, take them to a professional service.
The ITOYA 13x19 art portfolios are perfect for storing the big prints.
Important--canon does a terrible job of protecting the electronics on their printers. Make sure you get an excellent surge protector.
Customer Rating:
Summary: awesome printer
Comment: Awesome (if you use Windows XP)! If you use Vista, be prepared for problems printing with Adobe Elements. Canon's Vista help area doesn't even cover the 9500- you have to go elsewhere to find the correct drivers (the Canon helpdesk did get me to the right place). Bit I still can not print every paper size using Vista and Adobe Elements 5.0 - sometimes only a half page will print, sometimes an inch and sometimes the whole picture - its a crap shoot. Using XP and Elements 5.0 everything works great. I can use Vista and Canon's print program successfully.
Print quality is awesome - highly recommend this printer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Research before buying (and get a good price)
Comment: I see quite a few complaints about the print quality on glossy paper, but I also agree with those who say that that is simply the nature of pigment ink. As it stands, I have found this printer to provide a satisfactory introduction to pigment ink-jet printing if you adjust a few things about your thinking :) When I bought it, I was not at all concerned with print speed, thinking that to be an extremely low priority when compared to image quality. I wanted something that could print larger formats, and have the prints be durable. Its print quality in my eyes surpasses that of my Canon S820 (RIP) and i860 when fed good paper. It seems to be sturdily made, and compared to what I have owned, it does excellent black and white prints, which opens another door for me (even if the high-gloss door is now closed). Yes, the colors are not as punchy as the dye printers on some media, but they do seem to be more of a match to what I see on-screen, meaning that if I want punch it should be in my original image first. On the other hand, if I have a subtle tone in my image, I have no worries about being able to print it. Long story short, look at your pictures, look at the paper you want to use, then go choose a printer. If you require an accurate print on fine-art paper at a decent variety of sizes, it is not a bad choice, but profiles are easier to find for the Epsons.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Archival quality at home
Comment: I bought this printer on the recommendation of an old school shooter I know. I brought it home and checked on amazon to see reviews and my heart sunk seeing the surprising number of low rankings. I verified that I could return it if the results weren't to my liking and went ahead and did some prints.
Now that I've done that I'm very surprised by the low rankings here. Using my Mac, Photoshop and the Pro9500 I'm very happy with the results. I've done color prints on Canon and generic Costco papers with excellent results on both. As a baseline, I just started with the profiles I built using my ip6000D and found that no adjustment was necessary.
Next, I turned to black and white. This was the main reason I decided to buy this printer. It has a reputation for making good B&W prints. So far I've only tested on glossy papers, but even these look great with no color cast that I can perceive.
In short, I won't be returning this printer. It's living up to my expectations very nicely.
Customer Rating:
Summary: canon makes a terrible printer
Comment: I have owned a Canon photo printer (i9100) It was great. This one is terrible. It is slow(very slow) and the prints are not really very good. With all the ink tanks ($) you would think that the photos would "radiate" color. They are dark. When you call the hot line they tell you that the printer only works well with semi gloss paper (and only Canon brand paper) I would return this printer if I could
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