Canon PGI-29 Ink Cartridges
Canon PGI-29 Ink Cartridges
This page covers the PGI-29 family for 1 Canon printer: PGI-29 Cyan, PGI-29 Chroma Optimizer, PGI-29 Dark Gray, PGI-29 Gray, PGI-29 Photo Gray, PGI-29 Magenta, PGI-29 Matte Black, PGI-29 Photo Black, PGI-29 Photo Cyan, PGI-29 Photo Magenta, PGI-29 Red, PGI-29 Yellow. Every Clever Supplies version is filled to the original specification and covered by a lifetime warranty.
The PGI-29 family is the twelve-tank LUCIA pigment system of the PIXMA PRO-1, Canon’s flagship A3+ photo printer. Three blacks and two grays handle monochrome work, Red extends the gamut, and a Chroma Optimizer evens out gloss on photo paper. Canon publishes no page yield for this system — output is measured in finished prints, not office pages.
Which PGI-29 should you buy?
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Cyan Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the core cyan of the twelve-tank set, replaced when that tank alone is low.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Chroma Optimizer Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the clear optimizer that evens gloss on photo paper, changed on its own level.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Dark Gray Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the darkest gray for deep monochrome shading, swapped only when it runs low.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Gray Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the gray tank for monochrome work, replaced apart from the dark gray.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Photo Gray Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the photo gray tank used in monochrome photo work, replaced when it alone is low.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Magenta Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the standard magenta tank, changed when that position is low.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Matte Black Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the matte black tank for matte media, fitted only when it empties.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Photo Black Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the photo black tank for glossy prints, swapped apart from the matte black.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Photo Cyan Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the lighter cyan for photo color, replaced on its own schedule.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Photo Magenta Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the lighter magenta for photo color, changed when its tank is low.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Red Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the red tank that extends the PRO-1 gamut, replaced only as needed.
- Compatible Canon PGI-29 Yellow Ink Cartridge — $19.49 — the yellow tank of the color set, fitted when that tank runs low.
Chip, ink and everyday use
Twelve tanks make casual replacement expensive on the PRO-1, so work in order: fit the tank, accept any alignment the printer asks for, and print; if output later fades, spend a cleaning cycle before spending on another tank — dried nozzles after idle weeks are the usual cause, and they clear. The compatible chip keeps level reporting honest across the system, and spares stored sealed in a drawer stay ready for months, which suits a printer where a tank is bought only when its own level calls for it.
More printers
Every printer in this family: Canon PIXMA PRO-1.