bci-6 cyan vs. photo cyan??

[MZB]

I have a Canon Pixma ip4000 photo printer.

The cartridges haave always included:

BCI-6M (magenta) amd
BCI-6C (Cyan)

In looking to buy replacement cartridges I now see the above but also BCI-6
photo magenta and BCI-6 photo cyan.

I am confused. Which ones do I get?? What is the difference?

Mel

 

[PC Medic]

I have a Canon Pixma ip4000 photo printer.

The cartridges haave always included:

BCI-6M (magenta) amd
BCI-6C (Cyan)

In looking to buy replacement cartridges I now see the above but also
BCI-6 photo magenta and BCI-6 photo cyan.

I am confused. Which ones do I get?? What is the difference?

You get the 6M and 6C as that is what your printer calls for.
The 6PM and 6PC are designed for other models and have a different density
than yours.
Using them would cause a quite noticeable degradation in image quality due
to color shift.

 

[MZB]

Thanks. The reason I got confused is that I see a number of sales on EBAY
and they have 6 cartridges, including the photo ones (+ the ones I use)

Mel

 

[Stuart]

I have a Canon Pixma ip4000 photo printer.

The cartridges haave always included:

BCI-6M (magenta) amd
BCI-6C (Cyan)

In looking to buy replacement cartridges I now see the above but also
BCI-6 photo magenta and BCI-6 photo cyan.

I am confused. Which ones do I get?? What is the difference?

The S4500 I have uses six cartridges for photo quality.

It has two "heads" and for normal use one "head" is loaded with black and
the other has three colours - yellow, magenta and cyan.

For photo quality the black "head" is replaced with a different one
containing photo black, photo cyan and photo magenta. The latter, as far
as I can determine, being "lighter" formulations to allow the printing of
more delicate shades of colour.

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[measekite]

Make sure you buy Canon carts. The proper names are in the driver
window. All are BCI6 + the letter C, Y, M or K. The pigmented black
are BCI3E carts.

 

[measekite]

Thanks. The reason I got confused is that I see a number of sales on EBAY
and they have 6 cartridges, including the photo ones (+ the ones I use)

That must be the generics that will clog your printhead and produce
lower quality fadable photos.