You're right, and I'm using Avery paper now.
But, when I can see a serious color cast with a brand of paper or with a brand of inks, I don't use it.
That's what I had with OctoInkjet inks (green cast) and my last order of Sudhaus inks (blue cast) last year.
Hello,
FYI, my MG5150 is using the same cartridges than iP4850 (525/526).
Inktec inks give good prints.
I only can see a light drift to yellow, simply resolved by adding 10% water in the yellow ink bottle, that's all !
Hello,
As I understood from ink sellers, CLI-x26 inks should not be used on CLI-x51 based printers (question of viscosity ?), except for PGI pigmented black ink.
Hello printfan11,
Pay attention that German refill method is great for refilling, but less interesting when cleaning the cartridge by rinsing with water.
With time, the sponge inside the cartridge needs to be cleaned in order to maintain its absorption capacity (between 1 and 2 times a year)...
Hi Borut,
I use Octopus inks in my MG5150 (using 525/526 cartridges). The quality is good, no need to ajust colors in printer driver, especialy for photos on glossy paper.
I recommend !
Hello websnail,
You're right, I didn't contact you about the issue in April (Order reference: ISC19009 , Internal ref:107576).
Sorry, but I didn't keep the ink bottles, except the black pigmented one (1128PGI), actually in use in my Canon MG5150 printer.
So, it will be impossible to organise a...
Hello Vorkolor,
First, sorry for my english, I'm french.
I wanted to testify about green cast with OctoInkjet inks.
I have a Canon MG5150 and I refill the Canon cartridges (CLI-526 / PGI-525).
I ordered and received in April the inks from OctoInkjet.
It's particularly noticeable on...