Recommendations for a photo printer

Rufty1

Hello,

I am looking to buy a printer to print out photographs and would like recommendations please? Are there any particularly good ones, or ones to avoid? What should I look out for (eg cost of materials).
Many thanks

prosaver

I think it would be cheaper going to the shop and get them printed.
they can do a book thing. which i seen was quite good.
http://photo.jessops.com/photo-books/small-photobook.html

Rufty1

Thanks for the thought, but it cost us over £60 last time and the colours weren't true, so thought we'd look at alternatives. We want them for frames really so we can put them up.
Thanks

Sooler

With the cost of the printer, inks and paper, and time it takes I wouldn't bother. Much more easier and convenient to just get them printed as needed, online or in store. With Tesco you can upload from home and then go and collect in store. Plus the stores equipment will be better than any budget home photo printer.

CC-Warrior

I agree, it's far cheaper to get them produced in Asda or Aldi or anywhere else than to print them at home.

danthemoneysavingman

Certainly, Boots was always by far cheaper, and reliable prints. The cost of printing at home is very high given the price of ink. You could always go for cheaper ink, but I think you'll be disappointed with the results...

Rufty1

Thanks for the comments, but I was asking about printers please if you have advice on those?
Thanks

WTFH

If you are worried about colours being true, first you need to calibrate your monitor.
Then, when it comes to printers, get one that has separate tanks per colour, and has a photo black as well as a text black.
You might spend £60 on the printer, but expect to pay about £40 a time for a set of cartridges. And if you are serious about photo printing, don't scrimp on refilling cartridges, etc.
Nast comes the paper.. I'm not a fan of glossy photo paper as it is too reflective so it hides quality. I prefer "silk" or "Matt" paper. Weight wise, 160-200gsm.

My preference is for Canon Pixma printers and Kodak paper.
But if your monitor isn't calibrated, you'll think all your photos are too dark.

(Don't get me started on cameras/phones which make up for poor quality by over saturating the images)

macman

Another vote for the Canon Pixma range. Get one with the separate ink carts, not combined. Around £90 for the 5 col ones.

yangptangkipperbang

macman wrote: »

Another vote for the Canon Pixma range.

Another vote for Canon - but get one of these to go with it.........

http://www.cityinkexpress.co.uk/ciss/ciss-for-canon-printers

Coraline

I have a Canon Pixma and it's fantastic, I use it to print A4 photos I've sold at craft shows / ebay, as well as for personal use.

It takes six inks--the Canon prices are outrageous (£50 for six cartridges) so I get ink from moreinks.co.uk via amazon. It costs £20 for a 3 pack of 18 cartridges (about £1 per cartridge). Absolutely no difference in quality and after 2 years they hold their colour.

As for paper it depends on what you are using it for, for photo albums you can get 150 4"x6" sheets for a fiver, or museum quality A4 cotton rag paper for £25 for 20 A4 sheets.