Comments on: Photo Printers: Choosing the Best One for Your Needs

By: 11x17 printet

11x17 printet — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:05:47 +0000

I just bought the HP F4480, it prints very fast, and document quality is superb.

By: Roger Atkins

Roger Atkins — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:11:01 +0000

I use an Epson R2400 and I use a Perajet CIS inks, used this for the past 3 years with no problems.

By: acedrew

acedrew — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:19:21 +0000

I use Red River Paper with my cheap Canon MP620, and get astounding results. It's all about getting the color profiles right. Red River has ICC profiles for all there papers available for just about every manufactures ink set. It makes it easy in lightroom to just choose the one for your paper+printer combo and bam, BEAUTIFUL prints. I use there UltraPro Satin 2.0 for everyday shots, and I've used their Polar Series ultimate papers with simply amazing results! Their sample packs are affordable and give you a great way to find the paper that works with your shots best. Andrew Rodgers

By: Bamillionaire

Bamillionaire — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:30:23 +0000

The post has be very educating.but i av a question about d type of paper that wil most do a picture job.

By: cables

cables — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:56:55 +0000

Hi friends..
I am using two types of printers one of epson and one of Hp laser.
Well this all are good printers with good printing quality and good outputs.
Well this is about me.
Anyways thanks for the post.

By: joshua baskerville

joshua baskerville — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:24:45 +0000

Get a noritsu D701 haha lol… if you have $48,000. thats what we use at work. pretty dam good printer, fast as.

By: Fredshome

Fredshome — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:58:37 +0000

Well, this was quite content-free. :-/

I don’t do any printing myself, letting labs do it (I only do large formats every now and then), but IMO things to look for would be :
- supported inks (and how many, 4 or more), whether black is in a larger separate cartridge
- supported media (paper, CD, others)
- connectivity (USB, Ethernet, WiFi, possibly //)
- cost per print
- printing speed
- quality of drivers
- design (easy to clean ? size of paper tray ? etc.)

By: Fletch

Fletch — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:29:31 +0000

Don’t forget that the paper is almost as important as the printer. Using good quality photo paper is really important and will make a huge difference to you prints.

Even if you print a lot home printing is a very expensive option unless you print a lot of one off larger sized prints. These things drink ink and good paper is not cheap.

By: Rob H

Rob H — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:41:00 +0000

I have had my HP Photosmart D7560 for about 8 months now. I LOVE IT ! It gives me sharp, crisp & clean photos everytime. The program it comes with works good. I especially love the fact that now I can print directly onto my DVD/CD discs from the printer. The built in slots are very convient to use & the on-screen display is a help also.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:10:10 +0000

I have been very impressed with the quality from my Epson 2880, but have heard some people have issues getting the colors profiled correctly with their systems. I think it’s a matter of learning where all the settings are hidden! I am constantly asked where I get my printing done, and other photographers can’t believe I do it myself – especially the canvas work.