Posted on 12/04/2009 5:16:10 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
I take a lot of photos, I've completely worn out 4 cameras in the last 8 years. I've gone through as many printers, all of them really too expensive to feed on my budget.
I installed a constant ink supply system recently, and I've tested it enough to predict that it will last. My greatest expense item is now the photo paper.
Print quality is excellent, I might get better results from a pro print shop, but not much better if at all.
I'm a big fan of HP printers but those little cartridges are just too expensive!
This is still a moderate volume home printing set up but it more than meets my needs.
Pinglist
I swear by zenfolio. Takes a couple days but they do a fine job at a reasonable enough price that I can make a few bucks per photo when I sell prints.
More info please.
What is this “print” thing of which you speak? You put paper on the screen?
I’m still using my old Epson Stylus 1280, and it does a bang up job with my B3 (14X19) prints.
The blue tape is particularly stylish. : )
Thanks for the information. I do photo restoration customers via computer and have to do a lot of color checks before a final print. Can get very expensive!
I have a similar setup I bought from a company in Australia.
It works great.
Money is not the only savings. Time, lots of time and hassle are also saved in addition to money.
I'd like to be able to preview the positives. Not all of the photos are worth re-printing. I'd want decent quality prints, too. Anybody know the best way to do that at home?
Great, more bird pictures … thanks. Although I don’t recognize the species, I will enjoy them nonetheless. ;-)
Now THAT is funny!
Anything that keeps you taking/posting pics—I’m all for it! LOL
I use an Epson Stylus 88 and an HP PSC 750. I’ve noticed that the same photo on glossy paper held at an angle has flat areas (the black or dark areas) on an Epson print but looks consistently glossy on the HP, which is more like a lab photo print. Do your Epson prints have the consistent look? I’m just wondering if it’s the model or the brand at fault.
Oh really?
Cool!
I never pulled the packing tape off, the printer hasn’t jammed yet. I suspect this may be another printer they stop making, it’s pretty decent! They do that with cameras too. I tend to wring every drop of use out of things, I’m not a good consumer, LOL. If I sold anything on Ebay it would be scraps in a ziploc bag!
As the ink in the cartridge drops it creates a partial vacuum that pulls ink through the lines. The system air vents are the little filters on top of the storage tanks. You refill via the colored plugs.
I tend to prefer matte and luster papers, but even the Premium Glossy ones seem to be as good as anything I've seen from the labs. I'm no expert, so perhaps I'm just not as discerning as a pro would be... or perhaps I'm just cheap and don't want to upgrade.
My image files are stored in the computer, the printer puts them on paper, just like a commercial operation. I can also print labels on CDs and DVDs if they have a printable surface.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.