ChromaLife100 is a dye based ink that is used to fill this Canon CLI-8 Cyan ink cartridge. Dye based inks like these are ideal for printing photos as it produces a vibrant, crisp result especially when used with Canon’s own branded photo paper as the paper has been designed to accept this type of ink. This is a 13ml cartridge that is capable of producing up to an astounding 790 10x15cm photographs or, for larger A3+ sizes, up to 70 prints are possible.