Printer ink question

[SueDonim]

Thanks both of you. I might take the risk on the unbranded ink. King1, that's a good point about consumer law although I'm aware that Canon has a bad rep for that sort of thing. I know to beware of batteries - some of the cameras look at what the battery is and lose at least some functionality if it's not Canon brand. Thinking that one through I now realise it could be why listings for the battery that is right for my main camera never actually show it in the list of compatible models. That's probably why. I'll cover the "fit for purpose" with regard to the ink by finding one that says it fits my specific printer rather than just going by the code number on the ink.

I think I'll risk the photo-colour aspect. I've never had my monitor calibrated to the printer anyway so when I do want something to look exactly "right" I fiddle in Photoshop and do a test until I'm happy. I used to print photos but rarely do so these days. Which is partly why I'm hesitating to pay the full price for ink if I don't need to.