What printers do you use to print your photos?
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Had used Epson nong nong ago... gave up becos of their infamous clogged-head.
Then switched to HP Photosmart 130 that I was using right up till last week.
Now using Selphy CP510 and boy am I happy with the result :bigeyes:
I won't bother with inkjet anymore liao. Selphy = lower running cost and more than satisfied results compared to my old HP130. Dunno why Dye-Sub got so much bad press.. to me, for home use for that quick print to give away, nothing beats it.
Then switched to HP Photosmart 130 that I was using right up till last week.
Now using Selphy CP510 and boy am I happy with the result :bigeyes:
I won't bother with inkjet anymore liao. Selphy = lower running cost and more than satisfied results compared to my old HP130. Dunno why Dye-Sub got so much bad press.. to me, for home use for that quick print to give away, nothing beats it.
You are right, for that, dye-sub is the best. Print out for snapshots, give to people, etc. Dye-sub also have a fixed known cost and you know EXACTLY when you need to change the ribbon. However, dye-sub is too ex for even an occasional printing of text, and that dye-sub fades even faster than dye inks. Also, there is nothing larger than A4 commercially for dye-sub.Triton said:
Rivirovski
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no one listed anything using enlarger and processors?
nice!Noticed lots of Canon users here. Was a Canon (BJC-6200 to S400)user too but I noticed two issues not eleborately discussed here.
- Depleting ink - I think so many of you print very often therefore you all don't notice this. But for me there was once I didn't use my printer for very long (abt 6 months) and I am very sure that the ink were new and then when I wanted to print. It prompted low/no ink.
This didn't happen when i was using my HP. Switched to Canon cos of the individual inks.
- Fading - The printouts are vibrant when it is first printed out. But maybe around six monts or less, it fades very obviously. Thought happened to me cos mine was the cheaplak range. Went to use my brother's i560 also the same problem.
Now I switched to using Brother DCP-115, the depleting ink is also there. Picture reproduction is very good, got me really excited but it faded still after about 1 year. It lasted much longer than the Canon.
Am I doing something wrongly?
Thinking of swtiching back to HP esp with the availability of the inke system :dunno:
P/s forgot to mention .. I use only original ink and printed on Canon paper
- Depleting ink - I think so many of you print very often therefore you all don't notice this. But for me there was once I didn't use my printer for very long (abt 6 months) and I am very sure that the ink were new and then when I wanted to print. It prompted low/no ink.
This didn't happen when i was using my HP. Switched to Canon cos of the individual inks.
- Fading - The printouts are vibrant when it is first printed out. But maybe around six monts or less, it fades very obviously. Thought happened to me cos mine was the cheaplak range. Went to use my brother's i560 also the same problem.
Now I switched to using Brother DCP-115, the depleting ink is also there. Picture reproduction is very good, got me really excited but it faded still after about 1 year. It lasted much longer than the Canon.
Am I doing something wrongly?
Thinking of swtiching back to HP esp with the availability of the inke system :dunno:
P/s forgot to mention .. I use only original ink and printed on Canon paper
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I heard Inke is giving away free refills at Comex!bubbles_ said:
Hey for u guys who used the Canon PIXMA iP series, u got good printouts?
These days, I rather go to the labs. IMHO, to make the best use of the higher end consumer printer for what's it's worth ($450-600), u prob need to print in the region of hundreds per year. That's way too many for me.
The good thing about labs is that there are no worries about inks drying up, wasted paper trying to get the colors/sharpness right and cost of printers too. Moreover, the blacks don't turn out well in consumer printers even the higher end iP8500. Slight greenish color cast as I noticed.
Downside of labs is that u gotta wait for the prints, but that's not a big deal. It's a matter of next working day. And of cos the colour may not be exactly what u expect. But often I find this to be not of a problem as the colors are not very far off. Using good labs is important. Back in the days of film, we also usually accept the colors from negatives interpreted by the shop without really knowing how they look like.
For me, I didn't have good experience with my previous Canon 6-ink photo printer. The sharpness is not as great as the Fuji lab prints. I tried increasing the sharpness in Photoshop a lot but when I print, it's still soft. Over-do it and it's too artificially sharp. Wasted lots of paper liao. But for the Fuji lab, it's great. Hardly did any sharpening and the prints turned out natural.
I also got fine scratches on glossy prints from Canon printer. And somehow, after some time, I find the colors are no longer as vibrant as b4.
These days, I rather go to the labs. IMHO, to make the best use of the higher end consumer printer for what's it's worth ($450-600), u prob need to print in the region of hundreds per year. That's way too many for me.
The good thing about labs is that there are no worries about inks drying up, wasted paper trying to get the colors/sharpness right and cost of printers too. Moreover, the blacks don't turn out well in consumer printers even the higher end iP8500. Slight greenish color cast as I noticed.
Downside of labs is that u gotta wait for the prints, but that's not a big deal. It's a matter of next working day. And of cos the colour may not be exactly what u expect. But often I find this to be not of a problem as the colors are not very far off. Using good labs is important. Back in the days of film, we also usually accept the colors from negatives interpreted by the shop without really knowing how they look like.
For me, I didn't have good experience with my previous Canon 6-ink photo printer. The sharpness is not as great as the Fuji lab prints. I tried increasing the sharpness in Photoshop a lot but when I print, it's still soft. Over-do it and it's too artificially sharp. Wasted lots of paper liao. But for the Fuji lab, it's great. Hardly did any sharpening and the prints turned out natural.
I also got fine scratches on glossy prints from Canon printer. And somehow, after some time, I find the colors are no longer as vibrant as b4.
EPSON R230!!!!
Value for money! Attach and INKSTATION or other CIS and your get bloody good low cost printing. Especially in the long run. (Assuming you don't run into problems with the INKSTATION)
Prints at reasonable speed. Quality is brilliant especially with the original DuraBrite inks. Using INKSTATION, i can roughly see the quality is roughly a notch or 2 lower. Unless you are printing professionally, i don't see a need to get the original inks.
6 inks already cost approximately $110, prints roughly about 130-150 4R prints before it runs out. Include in your medium cost and one 4R photo cost hovers arnd $1 - $1.50
I also cover the photos with pieces of paper, preferably overnight, to let the ink dry up properly, prevent smudgin, esp if stacking the photos on top of each other...
I noticed too there's alot of canon users... I thought Epson and HP were the prefered brands... Seems i was wrong... Previous printer was a HP PSC 500... can't properly print photos at all... Anyway, from what I am seeing, Epson original inks seems to be the cheapest arnd. HP seems to be the most expensive...
Value for money! Attach and INKSTATION or other CIS and your get bloody good low cost printing. Especially in the long run. (Assuming you don't run into problems with the INKSTATION)
Prints at reasonable speed. Quality is brilliant especially with the original DuraBrite inks. Using INKSTATION, i can roughly see the quality is roughly a notch or 2 lower. Unless you are printing professionally, i don't see a need to get the original inks.
6 inks already cost approximately $110, prints roughly about 130-150 4R prints before it runs out. Include in your medium cost and one 4R photo cost hovers arnd $1 - $1.50
I also cover the photos with pieces of paper, preferably overnight, to let the ink dry up properly, prevent smudgin, esp if stacking the photos on top of each other...
I noticed too there's alot of canon users... I thought Epson and HP were the prefered brands... Seems i was wrong... Previous printer was a HP PSC 500... can't properly print photos at all... Anyway, from what I am seeing, Epson original inks seems to be the cheapest arnd. HP seems to be the most expensive...
I am using Epson R230 too... Ink is not Durabrite, btw... I had hoped that it was, but it's okay to me...
Quality is pretty good too.
Honestly, continuous ink systems produces ugly photos...
I have a few printers printing with various continuous ink systems for print samples. All of them look nothing like the original epson prints (not to mention the actual image).
Those prints with CIS either have color casts, or look faded, flat, etc. Honestly, not worth the money.
I have a few printers printing with various continuous ink systems for print samples. All of them look nothing like the original epson prints (not to mention the actual image).
Those prints with CIS either have color casts, or look faded, flat, etc. Honestly, not worth the money.
For me, the difference btw CIS and the branded inks have not much of a difference, unless u are doing some pro biz.
But for yr case, i think yr screen or your printer needs calibrations...
Unless u are really using those super cheapo CIS inks.
even CIS have standards, u get the good or the bad...
But for yr case, i think yr screen or your printer needs calibrations...
Unless u are really using those super cheapo CIS inks.
even CIS have standards, u get the good or the bad...
Yeah... if one values colour accuracy and permanence, then original inks AND paper is the way to go. Of course cheap inks and bargain photo papers are good to give away to ppl who pester you for copies of pictures they were in... ;p
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