Do professional photographers have to use pigment printers (as opposed to ink-jet) to sell their prints.?

I have just bought a canon pixma pro 9000 A3 printer but its inkjet, I have heard that pigment printers are better for prints as they last longer but I don't know if this is a marketing ploy to get us poor photographer to find a couple hundred more quid. I mean it is a professional printer so why can't i use it to print professional prints? Please help me out before I open the box.

Do professional photographers have to use pigment printers (as opposed to ink-jet) to sell their prints.?
I am a pro photographer and I use a Cannon ip5300. The quality is astounding! I have compared results with others and the cannon is way better. Remember that the life of a photograph is dependant on many factors, sunlight, air pollution etc.
Reply:i used to work profsessionally in photography for 8 years and i have always used an inkjet printer at the processing lab whilst working for a trademark of KODAK.
Reply:Actually, inkjet inks come in 2 different kinds - dye based and pigment based. The pigment is better, as dye based sometimes doesn't last as long as the pigment, and sometimes isn't waterproof (or so I've read). I chose to get a pigment ink printer (the Epson R1800).





It appears your inkjet uses pigment inks, so you're OK!
Reply:Most of us do it the old fashion way ... use a photo lab. Much less expensive in the end.
Reply:Yes because they last longer. (They are still ink jet printers though)
Reply:No! I use inkjet all the time and Im a pro. user.