photo printer ?hp?epson?canon

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i want to check out for a new photoprinter. i´m interested only in printing photos to a max. of A4. i don not need office or text printing. i want to purchase a very very good printer to a relativly low cost

in the the moment there are three stuffs in my choose

HP Photosmart 7760 http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/18972-236251-64340-15100-64340-305374.html

Epson Stylus Photo R300
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=37368458

Canon i865
http://www.usa.canon.com/html/conCprProductDetail.jsp?modelid=9387&item=9442&sec tion=10214


i´m very please about any answer

[kahfluie]

I have the Canon i860 and am pleased with the results. I know nothing about the other two printers, however I suspect they are good pieces of equipment also.

[scottbergerphoto]

i i want to purchase a very very good printer to a relativly low cost


Nothing is free or cheap for that matter. You can get a good photo printer that is low cost, but if you want a very very good one, you've got to spend some cash. I'm partial to Epson Stylus Photo Printers. I have the 750 and the 2200. Epson gives you vibrant colors that are true to life. The 2200 is awesome.
Scott

[Cordell]

Unless something has changed very recently I would stay clear of the HP printers across the board. I only say this because they are known to have one of the highest per page cost. Very high according to Toms Hardware Guide and other testing sites. This is basically because when one color is completely used you must trash all of them. However, I do believe HP recently came out with a printer that uses separate ink tanks.

Canon printers are known to have the best cost per page, extremly good finished print, and very fast speeds.

Epsons are known for their archival ink qualities, and decent per page cost.

For a specific printer model I will leave that up to someone else to suggest. I'm just offering what I have read on numerous reputable hardware testing sites.

[morenoar]

I have the Epson 825 and it is a GREAT PRINTER. My pics come out Sharp and Clear. I have only found 2 issues with this printer.

1. It needs Epson Paper for best quality pics. I have tried other paper and the results are not very good

2. If I don't use the printer for a few days, I have to do a Head Clean adjustment.

Other than that, people that I have given either 8X10 or 4X6 pics, think that it has come out of a Lab. Even with a 3MP camera shot. Now with my 300d (when I set up the pics correctly), the outcome is AWESOME. I don't know much about the cost per page, but I can go about 25 4x6 and 10 8x10 before I have to replace the Color ink tank.

[Brianbar]

I have a Canon i850 and it's been great, it's good on ink usage with individual ink cartridges.
I also always use Canon ink.
Had an HP before and was VERY disappoined.
I also have a Canon 5000f scanner a 10D and a G3
I would never change from Canon equipment, they have always served me well.

Brian B.
Winnipeg (Winterpig)
Canada

[Phil Hall]

I use an Epson 1280 or 2200, always great prints, so long as you use Epson inks and paper. We have some HP printers in the office and I do not think they are as good for photos. Don't know much about Canon printers.

[dfrost]

If your need is strictly photo priniting, the Canon i960 is generally considered superior to the i860, probably due to the additional two colors of ink, Photo-Magenta and Photo Cyan.

If you search this forum, you'll find many very satisfied i960 users.

Have you looked at Steve's Printer Reviews?

http://www.steves-digicams.com/printers.html

He's pretty pleased with the i960 also:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/canon_i960.html

[robertwgross]

Traditionally, HP printers have been better for business printing, and the Epson and Canon printers have been better for photorealistic printing. Don't get me wrong. I've owned at least one HP printer all along for 15 years, but the subtle things like skin color are best served by the Epsons and the Canons, especially when you use the proper premium papers by those same companies.

I happen to be an Epson owner, but it is the 1270 that uses a combined five-color ink cartridge and a black cartridge. So, I run through color cartridges all the time. In fact, the total price I've paid for color cartridges is several times what the original price for the printer was. Either that says something about the high price of color cartridges or else the longevity of the printer.

---Bob Gross---

[robertwgross]

Traditionally, HP printers have been better for business printing, and the Epson and Canon printers have been better for photorealistic printing. Don't get me wrong. I've owned at least one HP printer all along for 15 years, but the subtle things like skin color are best served by the Epsons and the Canons, especially when you use the proper premium papers by those same companies.

I happen to be an Epson owner, but it is the 1270 that uses a combined five-color ink cartridge and a black cartridge. So, I run through color cartridges all the time. In fact, the total price I've paid for color cartridges is several times what the original price for the printer was. Either that says something about the high price of color cartridges or else the longevity of the printer.

---Bob Gross---

[Motorsports Photo]

One extra item to add about the Canon printers-

While the print speed may be very fast, the prints dont seem to have a very good longevity. I've seen numerous comments about that.

Epson pigmented inks have the longevity, but personally, with my 2000P printer, the longevity was severely lacking in the printer, since I had numerous repalcements.

-Pete

[nighthawk]

I use an HP Deskjet 932c and have gotten excelent results with very low cost.

Using Gloss Photo Printer Paper (HP or Kodak) I've gotten good enough results that people at a gallery show were surprised that a little over 60% of the photos I presented were off the printer. I had some side-by-side with some of my darkroom work.

There are occaisional problems with the prints, but I'm not sure if the problems I have (bubbles and surface imperfections on the paper and occaisional printer head clogs) are unique to my printer or are the general case with all bubble jet printers.

I'm told that the mechanics and software for the 932c are Identical to most of the HP "photo" printers out there. Just the case changes between the models (and the price). :lol:

[mookiemeister]

I have the cheap Canon i560 printer. The photo printout from the printer is so good a lot of people have told me they look professional. I can only imagine how much better the higher model printers would be.

[MichaelE]

I'd have to swing a vote the HP way...

I was a BIG Epson fan until the last batch. I got an HP 450 for the portable printing for class work and I was stunned at the image quality I got for photo prints. Then I started using the 58 cartridge and it got even better! Now I also own a DeskJet 9600 for Tabloid sized output.

I've printed several larger sized prints and framed some as well. I love the look you get with the matte papers.

Now that I have my Compund Mitre saw I am going to start learning how to make my own frames as well! :lol:

[LiquidDye]

If you already have a PC and a Card reader and photo editing sofware then you will not need the R300 as it only has a lcd screen and a card reader over and above the R200, the resolution, 6 ink tanks, cd printing and speed are the same.

[nomel]

I have an Epson Photo 820. It's amazing. Prints sharper that any of the photo printing services I've used. The 5 ink colors realy helps with skin tones and whatnot, not giving them that red look that many printers I've seen give.

The print head thing is a problem though. We left ours off for about 3 months (moving). Now, it seems to be permanently clogged. I don't know if we'll have to buy a new printer or just take the heads out and dip them in warm water/alchohal/something.

Any recommendations?

[MichaelE]

Hmmm,

With clogs at the heads I'd say try cleaning them but then reserve these carts for 'casual' use. Not worth the chance of screwing up on a production print...

[Wickedfn4u]

If I don't print much, say 5-7 a week and usually all at one time will this mess with any of the printing heads or tanks? I have an HP for my daily office printing