The Best Printer

[Dr.Bokhari]

If one was to choose "The Best Printer" with the best resolution and results to workwith canon EOS D1s,I wonder which one would that be?? Color laserjet perhaps??

[lziering]

Laser printers do NOT produce very good results. Inkjet is far superior. If you want archival quality prints than you only have one choice: the Epson Photo 2100 (Euro) / 2200 (USA). It is a great printer. The Canon 9000 is faster but its prints do not have the same longevity as the Epson. The only small drawback to the Epson 2100/2200 is the colors are slightly less saturated than the Canon and other dye based printers.

A good site with printer reviews is found at: http://www.photo-i.co.uk/frames.htm

[robertwgross]

Dr.Bokhari wrote:
If one was to choose "The Best Printer" with the best resolution and results to workwith canon EOS D1s,I wonder which one would that be?? Color laserjet perhaps??


Color laserjet would be about my last choice.

Color laserjet is fine for business graphics, but for photo-realistic images, inkjet is the way to go.

If you need to print only to letter-size paper, then there are several choices. If you need to print to larger paper, then there are fewer choices.

In general, the choice comes down to Canon or Epson.

---Bob Gross---

[mebow]

To make this new 1Ds look great on paper I use the Epson 2200 . goes all the way to 13X19 with fantastic results.

[dbarthel]

No choice really. Epson 2200 for image quality and image life. Dye ink jets Epson or Canon have no hope of surviving more than a few months.

Dan

[dcornell]

Well, since no limit was placed on affordability, I think I'd have to add the Kodak 8660 dye-sub. Or, if reality IS a factor, maybe the Kodak 8500. I use the 8660 and 8650 for event photography and am still amazed with the results.

[Tim Hellsten]

Howdy

I personally use a D60 for now and am getting the 10D

(I am selling my D60)


I have an Olympus P400 Dye sub printer and it makes beautiful 8x10 prints fast with a UV coating

have left one pic in the window facing the sun for 4 months now and not too bad comparable to the same photo printed at a lab

[LittleG.]

I agree with the dye sub fans. I also have a P400 which looks film quality to me, and coats the print with an archival protection layer. There is an A3 equivalent for the Olympus P400 but I am not sure what it is called. As to ink jets, nobody can really say how long they will last as quoted 'years' are approximated based on lab tests. Personally I just don't like inkjets, they don't look like traditional chemical prints to my eye and also epson seem to be making disposable products when the prices for repair of their printers practically cost the same as the printer when you first purchased it. That's the primary reason I gave up on epson.

[john_houghton]

dbarthel wrote:
Dye ink jets Epson or Canon have no hope of surviving more than a few months.Dan
FWIW, I have prints from an Epson 1290 on Epson Heavyweight Matte paper, mounted under glass and hung in bright daylight conditions. These show no noticeable fading or colour shifts after two years.

John

[DavidValdez]

Hello,

I do fine art printing with a Epson 1280. I upgraded it so I have 4 oz of generation inks on the side. You can find out more from inkjetmall.com. The Generations inks version is 100% pigmented.

I am getting ready to buy and other Epson 1280 and upgrade it to run the PiezographyBW inks. This printer will be my B/W printer.

It is a stable color in a monochromatic world. All other carbon black quad black inks had a tendency to turn brownish. Warm curing as it is called, is the tendency for dyes which have been added to competing quad black inks to fade quickly and reveal the underlying warm carbon undertone. This ink won't

But do look at that site. It has tons of information. And might help you with your qwest.

David