6 Colour BCI-06 Dye Inks

  Recommended Papers

Glossy Photo Papers

First Choice : Ilford Gallerie Smooth Glossy 270gsm

The differences between the top three contenders here are very small. Of the three I’ve judged Ilford Gallerie Smooth Glossy paper as my favorite with Fuji Multijet Premium Glossy second and Canon Photo Paper Pro coming third. However when looking at the composite, each paper was best at one or two images and trailed on others. Fuji lost out on the winning spot this time by being just that wee bit too intense on the blue skies. The Canon paper was good with reds but fell behind on green leaves and the yellow tulip. There’s very little in it, so any of these three papers will work well with the S9000 / S900 / S800/ S820/ S9100 or any other Canon printers using the BCI-06 inkset.

Papers to Avoid

Glossy papers

Kodak - I’ve yet to try a Kodak paper that works well with Canon printers

Ilford Classic Glossy - Prints actually look OK but emerge from the printer  wet and very tricky to handle. I once made a large batch of prints with this. They looked great, but the next day when they’d dried, they’d also turned green. I’ve stayed well clear of this paper ever since.

Canon Photo Paper Plus - Bought a lot of this at one point and every print emerged with surface scratches - drove me mad. The colour wasn’t great either. PR-101 Photo Paper Pro is much better in both respects and there isn’t a huge difference in price.

Canon S9000 Printer Test

As I use this printer exclusively for glossy prints, for the moment, this review will only cover glossy papers. I will add some matt papers later.