Dye Sublimation?

[Photocrazy]

Can anyone tell me if these printers are good?

I have an HP G85 all in one printer-scanner-fax-copier that with the right paper can make excellent prints, however the ink does not adhere well, and the prints can get nicked, or scrapped, and the ink comes off, or it will stick to the inside of the glass on aframe, and screw up the picture.

I am sure most to all inkjets have the same type of problem, so I am trying to find info on Dye Sublimation.

Right now I go to the local photomat to get the prints I need done, but they are always recropping my photos, and screwing them up one way or another, so each set I bring to them I have to go back nearly 3 times to get them right.

I want to be the one to control the exact dimensions of my prints as well as the quality control so my customers do not have to wait 3 weeks to get their prints back.

Please help me figure out how well Dye Syb printers work. I have heard through my dad that alot of large professional printing companies use Dye Sub. I hope someone here can give me some info.

thank you.

[Evanrich]

I used to have an olympus p400 dye sub printer... and the quality is second only to light jet printers (use lasers to expose photo paper) i would not really recommend the p400 tho. It's a really good printer, but you are limited to using only olympus paper, and it's rather expensive, something like 2$ or so a print. It's also not a true 8x10.. more like 7.5x10. I think the format is called a4. Anyways, dye subs are the way to go for photo prints, since they are continuous tone printers, and not dot based like inkjet printers. make sure you set your prints to 300-314 dpi however, because that will give you the best quality. The dye sub printers operate usually around 300 dpi for continuous tone images. You won't be dissappointed.



Evan

[phili1]

Dye subs vary in ability. I have an Alps MD5000 and it does a good job but my Epson 2200 does a better job. They are both at the same price point.

If you want a dye sub then you have to look into Kodak, there system is the best. the problem with dye sub is the cost of printing. An 8x 10 is about $1.00
to $1.50 more per sheet.

There is a printer called Hi Touch www.hitouchimaging.com that got good reviews but I have not seen anyprints from it.

If you want a cheap printer any dye Ink Jet will do the job but if you want archevial prints you need a pigmented ink jet.

[scottbergerphoto]

photocrazy wrote:

I am sure most to all inkjets have the same type of problem, so I am trying to find info on Dye Sublimation.

I wouldn't jump to that conclusion based on your experience with your all in one. I have two Epson Inkjets, the Stylus Photo 750, and the Stylus 2200. I've never had the kind of problems you describe with them. There are excellent inkjets from Canon and Epson.
Scott