Canon · 6858C002
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The retained reference is $849.99 current U.S. direct sale price. Ten PFI-5100 tanks, paper, profiles, calibration, panorama support, freight and tax are separate. Have the authorized seller confirm model, starter ink, current driver, included feeds, power, freight, installation, warranty and local service before payment.
Current market
Each line carries its own check date because price, software, specifications, and product cycle do not age at the same speed.
Ten PFI-5100 tanks, paper, profiles, calibration, panorama support, freight and tax are separate. Confirm stock, promotion, authorized U.S. support, tax, freight, return terms and exact starter supplies.
PRO-310 fits photographers who want Canon's current Lucia PRO II pigment path, Chroma Optimizer and borderless fine-art sheets to 13 inches without moving to a 17-inch chassis.
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imagePROGRAF PRO-310 was checked against manufacturer identity, exact current U.S. price, manual and support, independent model-focused evidence and bounded owner evidence.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
Owner experience
Owner evidence is retained as a media, profile, driver, maintenance, consumable and service checklist for imagePROGRAF PRO-310, not an output, permanence, clog or reliability rate.
Reports are self-selected and span different files, displays, profiles, papers, inks, firmware, drivers, RIPs, print frequency, humidity, cleaning, storage, framing, lighting, networks and service regions. They cannot prove population color accuracy, matching, clogging, consumption, fade, durability, uptime, failure or repair outcomes.Self-selected exact-model owners discuss paper loading, feed marks, ICC profiles, driver behavior, color casts, head alignment, nozzle checks, cleaning cycles, clogs, ink waste, cartridge or tank cost, borderless expansion, network setup and service. Files, displays, profiles, media, humidity, duty cycles, storage, firmware, operating systems and support regions differ, so reports do not establish output accuracy, permanence, failure or repair rates.
Select it for the pigment and Canon workflow only after a matched paper/profile test, not a generic output-quality claim
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Canon identifies 6858C002 as a 13-inch professional pigment printer with ten cartridges, Chroma Optimizer and long-sheet support. Rear and manual paths support photo and fine-art sheets to 13 by 19 inches, documented borderless media and custom lengths to 70.8 inches. There is no roll feed, so long media needs clear support and alignment
Exact 6858C002 on Canon's current U.S. product page. Ten PFI-5100 tanks, paper, profiles, calibration, panorama support, freight and tax are separate
Rear and manual paths support photo and fine-art sheets to 13 by 19 inches, documented borderless media and custom lengths to 70.8 inches. There is no roll feed, so long media needs clear support and alignment Ten Lucia PRO II pigment tanks include Matte Black, Photo Black, gray, red and Chroma Optimizer with all cartridges installed; there is no user black-cartridge swap, though ink use and optimizer coverage vary by media and image Support long sheets, preserve front and rear clearance and keep hands from moving feeds. Follow rated grounded-power, ink, head, jam and waste guidance and do not use prints or consumables for food contact
USB, Ethernet and Wi-Fi support Canon drivers, Professional Print & Layout, AirPrint and Mopria. Verify current OS, profile and paper configuration; use calibrated soft proofing and only one color-conversion stage Use nozzle checks, head alignment, paper registration and documented cleaning; budget all ten tanks, maintenance ink and head or service exposure. Anti-clogging and replaceable-head features do not guarantee recovery or reliability
RTINGS' current exact-model bench measures gamut, accuracy, detail, sizes, yield, cost, speed, clog risk, recovery, connectivity and OS support.
Self-selected exact-model owners discuss paper loading, feed marks, ICC profiles, driver behavior, color casts, head alignment, nozzle checks, cleaning cycles, clogs, ink waste, cartridge or tank cost, borderless expansion, network setup and service. Files, displays, profiles, media, humidity, duty cycles, storage, firmware, operating systems and support regions differ, so reports do not establish output accuracy, permanence, failure or repair rates.
RTINGS publishes structured printer measurements covering photo gamut and accuracy, fine detail, supported sizes, speed, yield, cost, clog risk, recovery, connectivity and operating-system support. Results remain conditional on its files, media and methods.
Independent accelerated display and storage testing is specific to printer, ink, paper, enclosure and exposure conditions. Ratings are comparative laboratory estimates rather than a guarantee for a buyer's print, coating, handling or environment.
PIXMA PRO-200S is the professional 13-inch dye sheet and panorama printer alternative at $549.99 current U.S. direct sale price.
SureColor P700 is the color-managed 13-inch pigment sheet-and-roll printer alternative at $699 current U.S. direct sale price.
Manufacturer identity, exact current U.S. price, exact manual and support, independent exact-model or current-platform testing and bounded owner evidence were checked on August 21, 2026. This market covers current U.S.-supported complete desktop and standalone inkjet photo and fine-art printers for serious enthusiasts and working studios. It excludes office-first inkjets, dye-sublimation event systems, mini snapshot printers, discontinued or used-only equipment, duplicate kits and colors, accessories, and industrial presses that accept only rolls. Preserve exact model and region; maximum image, sheet, borderless and panorama size; cassette, rear, manual, straight, board, roll, cutter, take-up and output paths; supported width, length, thickness, weight, core, curl and printable margins; dye versus pigment chemistry, channel and cartridge or tank count, ink volume, starter fill, Chroma Optimizer, gray, red, orange, green and violet channels, dedicated versus switched Matte Black and Photo Black; manufacturer and third-party media settings, ICC profiles, rendering intent, black-point compensation, soft proofing, display calibration, viewing light, application-versus-driver color ownership, RIP and embedded processing; current Windows, macOS and mobile support, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, AirPrint, Mopria, accounts, cloud telemetry, firmware and offline operation; nozzle checks, head alignment, feed and paper calibration, cleaning, capping, clogs, head strikes, borderless pads, maintenance cartridges or boxes, waste ink, absorbers, cutters and user-versus-technician service; every cartridge, bottle, tank, optimizer, head, maintenance part, paper, roll, profile, calibration device, RIP, stand, basket, freight and service-plan cost; ventilation, humidity, temperature, storage and dust; grounded power, cable routing, moving carriage and feeds, cutters, pinch points, roll and printer lifting, ink and waste contact, child and food separation and service lockout. Published resolution, droplet size, gamut, Dmax, color difference, speed, yield, borderless claim, profile, calibration, lightfastness test, display-life estimate, warranty, automated maintenance, independent test or owner report does not guarantee color accuracy, match to a screen or original, absence of metamerism, bronzing, gloss differential, banding, feed marks, clogs or head strikes, saleable output, ink consumption, throughput, permanence, fade resistance, scratch resistance, reliability, durability, uptime, repair time, profit or any safety outcome.
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