What printers do you use to print your photos?

[fred2]

I tried printing at Photohub in Clementi. Very good results. Price for 4R is OK but 8R is rather expensive.
I just got a dye sub printer because I'm not happy with inkjet printing. But have not been able to get it working yet. Somehow it does not work when I print from computer. Still trying to fix it.

 

[KamWeng]

CKiang's right. Last I checked their website, they listed 20+ FDIs in Singapore. Price-wise, they are supposedly controlled by Fuji - $0.50 per 4R print with a $5/- handling fee. But if you are a regular customer...... well, I getting mine at $0.30 aprint, minimum 10 x 4R.
Hmmm.... I'm sending some for printing at KT Color at Upp Cross St. Maybe should ask the boss there to offer a blanket rate to CS members?

Here at Jurong West ABS photo lab, I get 4R prints at $0.35. If less than 25 pieces, add $5.00 surcharge. It's open price for all, not only regular customers. Quality wise, very good! I tried another shop before, quality like hell. And it closed shop already.

 

[KamWeng]

...Have recently changed from Canon original ink cartridges over to a 3rd party brand, Sepom at S$8.50 per piece (50% discount man!)

Hi,

What's your comment on colour cast and stability? I've used Sepoms also for my Epson before. I needed to tweak the printer driver a bit to make the colours match.

 

[Belle&Sebastain]

i also have the green cast on my canon 820, btw i'm using 3rd party calidad. i think its most cheapest at $6 to $7.20 at challanger for members.

 

[Cougar159]

Just out of curiosity... these days, inkjet printer like the Epson 2100 can print super high quality pics, almost can't tell the diff between a printer job and one done at photo lab.

Is there any chance that the photolabs are also using such printers to print on those kodak or fuji color paper...?? :dunno:

just out of curiousity... again... :bigeyes:

 

[Watcher]

Just out of curiosity... these days, inkjet printer like the Epson 2100 can print super high quality pics, almost can't tell the diff between a printer job and one done at photo lab.

Is there any chance that the photolabs are also using such printers to print on those kodak or fuji color paper...?? :dunno:

just out of curiousity... again... :bigeyes:

Yes Printed a large picture (24x16) was told that they are using an inkjet...

 

[MaGixShOe]

i also have the green cast on my canon 820, btw i'm using 3rd party calidad. i think its most cheapest at $6 to $7.20 at challanger for members.

i experience the green cast thing on my S820 too. i am using the original ink.

u must play around with the manual colour adjustment to get it right

 

[xmen1977]

my printer timeline...
1997- BJC-210SP
2001- S400
2002- S520
2003- S820
2004- ....?

 

[jasonwu]

Hi guys,
Is it advisable to use 3rd party brand photo paper to print? Saw a Taiwan brand photo 4R paper selling less then $9.00 for 50 pieces at Sim Lim.

heyyy...

hmmmm using that might not be advisable. i tried that paper and it takes a really long time to dry. i left i for about a day and later when i filed it up it left some marks on the photo. not advisable. the best if of course to get their printer manufacturer's brand of paper as it really is formulated to work with their inks. for example, hp's glossy paper have a coat of chemicals that swell to encapsulate the ink so that it is less prone to air fading. hp's printers also use a heavier coat of ink (by default, but can be changed) on the paper as their glossy papers are designed to encapsulate the heavy dose.

by the way, i'm a newbie here and in photography. i'll probably post tons of inane and senseless questions (need to learn what!!!), so pls forgive my lack of knowledge. am looking to learning lots from you guys!

cheerios,
jason

 

[fantom]

Currently using :
Epson 1200
Canon i905

when lazy...send to minilab :embrass:
Sepom papers take a looooong time for the inks to dry.
So far the original HP, Canon and kodak have the best papers.

 

[dampeoples]

I use an Epson Stylus Photo 785EPX, not sure what the quality is, i've never bothered to compare to another service. Of course, I rarely print photo's on it.

 

[Flare]

Was the Epson 810, the clogging drove me mad and now it's the Canon MP730.

Magixshoe, have u tried calibrating your monitor and printer? The printer could be all ok with you monitor showing too little green, so when u compensate, ended up with a grennie print while looking ok on screen.

I'm not rich enough to get those monitor calibration system, but my printer and screen shares the same colour profile, prints looks like on screen except it's a little less 'contrasty'.

 

[Java_Guru]

Was the Epson 810, the clogging drove me mad and now it's the Canon MP730.

I'm not rich enough to get those monitor calibration system, but my printer and screen shares the same colour profile, prints looks like on screen except it's a little less 'contrasty'.

How do you find the MP730 in terms output? Thinking of buying it too.

Did u manage to compare it agst the i9XX photo printers?

 

[Flare]

How do you find the MP730 in terms output? Thinking of buying it too.

Did u manage to compare it agst the i9XX photo printers?

Well, I'm really impressed with the output, considering it only uses 3 colour inks + black. Personally, I think it's better than my 810. My shots are not really colourful, so can't comment much on the colours and personally I think that really depends on the image printed. From what I print, like my Bidadari Cemetery shots, I like them, colours and contrast are close to on-screen although black could be a little problem, I think they are not..er... black enough. Well, like all inkjets, the prints are a tiny bit softer than on-screen, so, just over sharpen a little if u like (i don't, too lazy). Well,I don't own a lot of printers, but well like all inkjet prints, maybe except epson's durabrite prints, colours of the prints do fade noticably when exposed to air and sun, fades to become a little on the yellow/brown side. My prints sticks unprotected on my post-it board in my living room...

Overall, I like the printer, good speed when photocopying, and great effects even when photocopying coloured material on plain photocopy paper, and not dot-dot-dot to my naked eyes on my photo prints like what I can see on my 810.

Well, can't say I have compared the shots before. Well, if someone could provide a image file to try and a i900 series printer, I don't mind making a print so as we can compare.

:thumbsup:

 

[Java_Guru]

I am thinking of converting to Canon. Epson ink is bleeding me dry.

I too have the 810 like you. It clogs after some time of non-usage and requires lots of cleaning. <sian> money evaporating.

However, the stability of the prints have been good for me in protected frames and albums. Those exposed in my office cubicle seem ok but hard to tell given the lighting.

I am a little concerned on the stability of canon ink though.

In terms of quality, for the new 2pl Canon printers with 4 inks, they are doing very well agst the 6 ink photo printers. Very cost effective.

Well, I'm really impressed with the output, considering it only uses 3 colour inks + black. Personally, I think it's better than my 810. My shots are not really colourful, so can't comment much on the colours and personally I think that really depends on the image printed. From what I print, like my Bidadari Cemetery shots, I like them, colours and contrast are close to on-screen although black could be a little problem, I think they are not..er... black enough. Well, like all inkjets, the prints are a tiny bit softer than on-screen, so, just over sharpen a little if u like (i don't, too lazy). Well,I don't own a lot of printers, but well like all inkjet prints, maybe except epson's durabrite prints, colours of the prints do fade noticably when exposed to air and sun, fades to become a little on the yellow/brown side. My prints sticks unprotected on my post-it board in my living room...

Overall, I like the printer, good speed when photocopying, and great effects even when photocopying coloured material on plain photocopy paper, and not dot-dot-dot to my naked eyes on my photo prints like what I can see on my 810.

Well, can't say I have compared the shots before. Well, if someone could provide a image file to try and a i900 series printer, I don't mind making a print so as we can compare.

:thumbsup:

 

[KamWeng]

Of course. MP730 is 2pl against 810's 4pl. I prefer 2pl x 4 colours than 4pl x 6 colours. The former is easier to manage and the droplet size does compensate for the lack of the other 2 extra colours.

But if I'm not wrong, Epson uses black ink on those true black areas while Canon uses CMY to create black (not sure whether it's still the same now). That's why the black doesn't look too good (black).

Me too converted to Canon after 3 Epsons - expensive inks and clogging.

 

[suhaimig]

me: Canon i850

 

[Flare]

Of course. MP730 is 2pl against 810's 4pl. I prefer 2pl x 4 colours than 4pl x 6 colours. The former is easier to manage and the droplet size does compensate for the lack of the other 2 extra colours.

But if I'm not wrong, Epson uses black ink on those true black areas while Canon uses CMY to create black (not sure whether it's still the same now). That's why the black doesn't look too good (black).

Me too converted to Canon after 3 Epsons - expensive inks and clogging.

Hmmm... actually I think they use the black ink for black now, if not, I reckon that there's a worm hole in my black ink cart... Where's the black ink gone to?

I think the problem is really with the glossy papers, black looks really cool on my epson matt heavyweight paper (left overs... haha)

And I think covering the prints will preserve them well, even if it's just a plastic sheet. (Which covers my post it board.)

 

[KamWeng]

Eh? I also used to have some matt paper heavyweight left over. But I found that it didn't match with the Canon ink (colour wise) and I junked them. :cry:

 

[Flare]

Eh? I also used to have some matt paper heavyweight left over. But I found that it didn't match with the Canon ink (colour wise) and I junked them. :cry:

Hmm... How did it not match? I think colourwise it looks pretty good ... But I don't have a side by side comparison between epson matt and canon matt prints tho.