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Are there any targets made specifically for printing BW images? Will they be better for BW in comparison to general targets (for example, your 480 patch target)?

Thank yo so much! As for the scanning ruler, I saw your DIY device. I noticed that in order not to damage a paper surface there is a layer between it and a spectrophotometer. Thus the spectrophotometer is a few mm above the paper. Doesn't it influence the chart readings?

Exuse me, do you have similar targets for Colormunki Photo?

Thank you for your reply! I'm aware of that test. Maybe CL100 are on par to the CL100+ in terms of fade resistance but extracting CL100+ inks maybe still useful. If only they are 100% identical to the inks in CLI-42 carts.

Once I refilled CLI-42 carts with PC inks. Before doing that I flushed them. Somehow I was able to make them almost free of any water. It's not that hard. Maybe 1-2 ml will still be there but I suppose that the rest of the ink can be extracted quite easily. There will be no need to keep that...

But I'm talking about extracting almost all the ink out of the carts, including the reservoir with a sponge. I'm planning to drill a hole in the top of the carts, then insert a syringe and suck the ink where the liquid is. Then I'll insert another syringe and press in some air into the cart, so...

Only the Canon claims and some reviews of people who wrote that the black ink in the CL100+ inks have become much better in terms of fade risistance.

Swapping chips instead of extracting and refilling ink is easier for sure. However, we all know that Chromalife 100+ inks are overall better than ordinary Chromalife 100 inks. I was going to extract the inks with the help of syringes. I guess that the most part of the inks will be extracted...

Another thought has come to my mind. What if extract the ink from other Chromaplus 100+ carts and then use it for refilling CLI-42 carts? Do you not know whether the C M Y BK GY inks in carts like CLI-521 are identical to the corresponding inks of CLI-42 carts? The prices of other Chromalife...

Thank you for all your comments! To be honest, I hoped that someone would write that some of the CLI-8 inks are fully identical to CLI-42 ones. That would make it possible to swap that carts without any hassle with profiling at all. However, now I'm sure that I can always go for a very good...

I didn't think of extracting ink out of them. As far as I understand, after replacing chips with ones from empty CLI-42 carts it will be possible just to use these modified CLI-8 carts in a Pro-100/100s straightaway. No mess with refilling and it'll be genuine Canon inks with very good fade...

No problem :) Here it is https://www.avito.ru/magnitogorsk/orgtehnika_i_rashodniki/kartridzhi_dlya_canon_2682651880

It's great news, thank you! And where one can find the clear ink base or is it just distilled water? So, do I understand correctly that the C, PC, M, PM, Y, BK inks in CLI-8 carts are about the same as the inks in CLI-42?

The listings are on a classifieds website in my country. I'm sorry, but, usually, its sellers don't ship abroad.

I meant genuine OEM CLI-8 carts. I find a lot of listings of them sold for $2-4. I haven't known about the refilling with Canon GI-53 inks. However, if the ChromaLife 100 colors will be about the same as ChromaLife 100+, then I would still prefer to use CLI-8 carts instead. There will be no...