Printer ink help: "photo" vs regular ink?

[jinduy]

http://www.monsterinkjets.com/ProductList.asp?ID=169&name=Canon%20i850

they have two sets of colors... "photo" ink and just regular compatible ink... the photo ink seems to be cheaper but i would figure that photo quality ink should be more expensive. Any advice? Thanks.

 

[NutBucket]

No clue. I stick to OEM inks.

 

[zephyrprime]

You need regular not photo. Photo inks are typically a much lighter shades and can only be used in conjuction with the regular inks. (sometimes this is not the case with photo black which is often a non-pigmented version of black.)

The canon printers come with a variety of colors:
CYMK (i560)
CYMK Pk (non-pigment black) (i860)
CYMKPkPmPc (i960)

Monsterink, like so many ink refill places, has a poor site that has messed up information about what inks goes with what printers. I looked it up and the i850 uses only 4 tanks so you should avoid all of the photo inks.