Photo printer advice

[TattyBear]

Hi,

 

Since having our digital camera (which is wonderful) we hardly ever get photo's printed like we used to. It seems such a shame.

 

I am wanting a printer where I can print pictures from my camera out at home rather than having to go to shops. Therefore I want one that produces the same lab quality.

 

A few of my friends have them (all different ones) but they are rubbish and produce poor quality prints.

 

I am wanting a top quality one.

 

My camera is a really good 8.3 megapixel and produces qreat quality, sharp intensity photos. It is a Fuji F40(fd). It takes XD & SD cards.

 

At a quick glance I have been looking t:

 

Canon Selphy ES20 compact

Canon pixma mp610

Canon Pixma ip90v

HP Photosmart D5160

 

Also when I look at all these printers it doesnt tell you (well it might do but i cant see it) what sizes it wil print (e.g. 7x5, 8x6, A4 etc.....) can you help?

 

Any advice? ideas?

 

thanks

[Ditz]

I get my photos done from the web. There's a company called Snapfish and you just upload your photos and you get the first 20 prints free and it's only 99p delivery and they come out gorgeous. V professional and only take a couple of days to arrive. I wouldn't bother with a printer because it takes hours printing out stuff and trying to get it right, but it's up to you.

 

There's not just Snapfish either, there are loads of companys on the web that can do it and very cheap too. For my first one I ordered about 40 photos and it came to 3.60 including posting which isn't bad!

 

Hope that helps.

[mrmist]

Yeah just collect together the ones you want to print in batches and either use one of the online services or take them to jessops or similar for overnight printing. (Don't bother with the instant machines). Much cheaper, and better quality.

[GrinderBloke]

I would recommend using a company to do your printing.

 

Whilst having a printer at home may seem convenient, the cost of running such a printer soon limits the use of such a printer.

 

I have an Epson photo printer but only use it for one off's, which I need in a hurry.

[jezzyjj]

Printing your own is quite frankly a chore and can be a right pain in the posterior.

Plus, it's usually waaaay cheaper to get someone else to do it too.

For the price of a new set of inks for my printer I could get an awful lots of prints done by a lab.

[mrmist]

For info I have the Epson R800 photo printer but the inks for it cost an absolute fortune and it's not exactly stingy with them. One of the most annoying elements of it is that, whenever you replace any of the 7 cartridges it goes through a "charging cycle" which uses a small amount of ink from all the cartridges. It all adds up.

 

When it packs up I'll probably get some cheap laser thing for B&W printing then send all the photos to the lab.

[carlie167]

:wave:I would definitely not recommend buying any printer! We have tried a Canon Pixma MP170 and Epson R265, both print excellent quality but are more expensive to run than our car!!!!!!!!! Have you thought about transfering your pics to a disc? Thats what we do now and its brilliant.