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How do you print your photos?How do you print your photos?
Printing my images is a relatively rare occurrence, but when I do, I use my Epson R1800.
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i have them sent off to be printed as 8x12
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I have mine printed at local Lab, and now for larger prints like 11x14 etc.. i send to Adelaide in the big city to get printed.
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I won a $3000 canon inkjet printer (w2200). Essentially is a A3 printer that has all the bells and whistles. Although, I cant figure the color management system for it. gives out wrong and horrible looking photo's. I've been through all their profiles and preset. It just doesnt work!
My el cheapo epson does a much better job. Hence, I print in labs now. My fav shots will got to a pro lab.
An EPSON 2100 and EPSON 7600 and my system is kept in profile by using Eye one Photo.......the results are fantastic.........
cheers ...bp Last edited by big pix on Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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You coud buy us both an R1800? Maybe you'll get a two for one deal? Geoff
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Wow - that's one heck of a prize, how did you come to win it? Have you spoken with anyone at Canon about this issue? Seems a waste to let it sit there!? Geoff
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6x4 - I send it to a photo place at a shopping centre.
Anything larger I send it to a different printing place as it's cheaper
I've been shooting Digi since 2000. In that time I've printed 13 pictures, all are A4 and sit on my wall. They have been printed on a colour laser @ my work (SHHHHH )
I have no desire to print my photos out. I send them to friends via e-mail(to show them), or put them on my website. --Wade
I currently print mine at Harvey Norman. I tried a local store, but they were twice the price. Mind you, I have only printed 6"x4"and am happy enough with them. If I was to go larger I might look into a "pro"lab.
Cheers Deb "Sometimes when you are sad Poko, it's good to hug the monkey."
I won it from a magazine subscription. Yes its a waste, but it okay because the ink costs are cheap but not cheap. i.e. print per page is cheap but the cost for the cart is out of this world. Really, $90 per 80 mL ink tank and there are five of them! Thats $450 to replace!
what exactly is a pro lab? im guessing they arent in shopping centers and close to train stations
I only print when I need on A4 or A3/ A3+ and on my Epson 2100/ soon will be with the Epson 2400 (It's still in the box, haven't got time to open and experiment with it yet)
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At home I use this :
http://reviews.cnet.com/Canon_Pixma_MP7 ... ml?tag=tab At work I use this : http://www.epson.com.sg/products/printe ... 1800.shtml I did some research and found that the Canon, as an all-in-one printer/scanner etc, came out better for me. The Epson is fun for printing A3 stuff though. Would love to get one later. Check out my latest - http://englishnewbies.tripod.com/blog
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i use my Canon i865 for prints larger then 4x6, its a couple of years old now, ill be upgrading to a Pixma IP5000 in the near future, on my wishlist would be the canon i9950, bit to expensive for me at the moment
and for standard 4x6 prints i just take them down to Big W or the local phto proccesing shop, for 30cents, it alot cheaper than the printer
i had never printed anything from my d70s a few days ago i took the same 4 photos to 5 different labs to see who will get by business i took photos to minilabs in my area and also a k-mart store after getting the photos i wasnt really impressed with any they looked so much better on my pc screen should i try a 'pro lab' ? i have no idea where to find them though or what they are what would be the price difference from minilab to pro lab on a 4x6 or 5x7?
wow. . up here in the states I gotta say I've been very happy with wal-mart for everything up to 8x10. They use a fuji machine to process the shots and they're ready in 1 hr.
There's been a few times when the contrast seemed to have been 'boosted' and detail got washed, but you can always refuse the shots at pickup without paying. -Rich D70, 18-70 DX, Sigma 70-300 APOII, Nikkor 50mm 1.4D, SB800, Bogen 3046 w/Manfrotto 322RC2 ballhead, Lowepro Nova 2 AW
Do you have your monitor calibrated ?? If so, is it calibrated to reflect the printer that is being used ?? I dare say that the prints do not look the same (or as good) as what you see on your monitor because the "profiles" are different. If you do a search on monitor calibration, both in this forum and on the net, there will be a far better explanation outlining this issue. Dave
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I take my 5 x 7 or 6 x 8s to Costco. They develop in around 20 minutes (have a stroll round the store whilst they develop them). They also supply the ICC profile for their machine if you fancy getting a bit more involved.
If I want something bigger I get them run off at work on this. It prints out over a meter wide onto a roll, ideal for those 'large' panaramas!! We've six of these beauties so sneaking the odd pic through every so often is no problem. CC D70
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Mic, except your R1800 came with the optional inverter
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I print mine on my Epson R800. For larger than A4 size I use a local print lab (next door to work) and get fantastic results.
I wish I could get the R1800 but space is limited and I wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost. Paul http://www.australiandigitalphotography.com
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If ever you've got that problem with lenses or maybe a D2x, let me know - I'm sure I can help... I use a Canon i865. It does a great job. I refill my own ink so it's cheap. It's important not to skimp on paper. A friend put me onto Fujifilm Premium Plus photo paper. 20 A4 sheets from Hardly Normal, for $19.95. 235GSM so quite thick. I also use Canon Matte photo paper MP-101. Also Canon Glossy Photo Paper GP-401 which is 190gsm and 50 sheets costs $32.95 from HN. Family want heaps of niece/nephew photos so its great to be able to print my own. And they're rapt with the results. I also burn CDs for them to watch thru their DVD players and I print a mosaic of photos onto the CD label with this printer. Works great, and very impressive results. Canon CD Label Print came with the printer (or the Canon web site, can't remember). If you want to swap your w2200 for a working i865 with refillable ink and 3 year warranty, PM me Share what you know, learn what you don't.
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