Canon CLI-42LGY Light Grey Ink Cartridge

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Honestly, the Canon CLI‑42LGY Light Grey cartridge is the kind of “small spend, frequent reality-check” purchase you make when you’re running a specific Canon photo/inkjet setup that actually takes this exact cartridge. At £12.14 ex‑VAT, it’s not outrageous, but the real question isn’t the price—it’s how much output you squeeze from it. In day-to-day use, light grey inks are mostly for print quality in photos/graphics and smoother tone transitions, so you’ll notice the benefit if your work actually benefits from subtler greys. If you’re mostly printing generic documents, you’ll be paying for a capability you won’t really use.

Who should buy: teams doing marketing, CAD-adjacent graphics, presentations with heavy design elements, or anything photo/colour-critical on the compatible Canon printer where this cartridge fits the pipeline. Who should avoid it: anyone printing mostly text, internal paperwork, or anything where speed and cost per page matter more than tonal quality—because ink costs tend to add up fast if coverage is heavy. If you’re unsure, check your printer model and recent print volumes first; the “right” cartridge is the one you don’t end up replacing constantly.