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How do you print your photos?

Prints? Who needs prints!?
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I print them on my $100 inkjet
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I print them on my boss' $2500 colour laserjet
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I order them via Internet for a few cents
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I order them via my local pro lab for big bucks
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Other (please specify)
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How do you print your photos?

Postby ElRonno on Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:20 am

How do you print your photos?
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Postby gstark on Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:59 am

Printing my images is a relatively rare occurrence, but when I do, I use my Epson R1800.
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Postby robw25 on Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:00 am

i use an epson 1200s using profiles from "cathy's profiles " in america

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Postby Holden on Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:57 am

Same as Gary , but I use my Canon i865
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Postby Raydar on Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:18 am

I use a Fujifilm CX-400 Thermal printer.
Awesome results!!!!

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Postby redline on Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:14 am

i have them sent off to be printed as 8x12
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Postby Paul on Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:40 am

I use my C@n0n Pixma iP4000 which gives me excellant results, just wish it could use panoramic paper. :cry:
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Postby Oneputt on Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:41 am

When I want to, a Canon i990.
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Postby BBJ on Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:20 pm

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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Postby nito on Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:12 pm

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.
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Postby Matt. K on Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:30 pm

I use an old Epson that does a brilliant job....but will eventually upgrade to something that is state of the art.
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Postby big pix on Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:20 pm

An EPSON 2100 and EPSON 7600 and my system is kept in profile by using Eye one Photo.......the results are fantastic.........

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Postby Geoff on Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:55 pm

Matt. K wrote:I use an old Epson that does a brilliant job....but will eventually upgrade to something that is state of the art.


You coud buy us both an R1800? Maybe you'll get a two for one deal? :)
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Postby Geoff on Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:57 pm

nito wrote: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.


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!?
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Postby Hendrix on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:57 pm

I voted the second last one, but if you have a look at digital print prices at nulab in Melbourne you will find its not that expensive


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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:43 am

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 :)
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Postby WadeM on Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:07 am

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.

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Postby HappyFotographer on Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:24 am

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.

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Postby Gray on Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:59 pm

I actually do not print my own photos, reason being.... I think it works out heaps cheaper for me to have photos individually printed at Teds... or other photo developing places.......
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Postby meicw on Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:39 pm

I print mine on my Canon i9950, usually 2 to an A4 sheet. Any ones I really like I print to A4 size. Any I think are great I print to A3 or A3+.

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Postby nito on Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:14 pm

Geoff wrote: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!?


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! :shock:
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Postby shockadelica- on Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:25 am

nito wrote:My el cheapo epson does a much better job.

Hence, I print in labs now. My fav shots will got to a pro lab.


what exactly is a pro lab?
im guessing they arent in shopping centers and close to train stations :P
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Postby birddog114 on Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:54 am

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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Postby mitedo on Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:22 am

I also have the Canon i9950 it a great printer good colour i print mostly @ A3/ A3+
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Postby informer on Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:09 am

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.
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Postby albey1 on Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:09 am

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
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Postby shockadelica- on Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:09 am

albey1 wrote: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?
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Postby NetMagi on Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:02 am

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.

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Postby Aussie Dave on Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:31 am

shockadelica- wrote:
albey1 wrote: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?


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.
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Postby Charlie Chalk on Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:12 am

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.

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Postby stormygirl on Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:37 am

I print mine on my Epson R1800. WOW :shock: . Absolutely brilliant results!
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Postby mic on Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:50 pm

Dito to what Stormy says. :D :D

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Postby Glen on Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:15 pm

Mic, except your R1800 came with the optional inverter :lol:
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Postby NikonUser on Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:19 pm

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.

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Postby Link on Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:22 pm

I print mainly family snapshots, I find it easier to share this way when we meet... Always on the lookout for the Internet promotion! I also printed a few 8 * 12, especially during the $2 Teds promotion.

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Postby tasadam on Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:30 am

Birddog114 wrote: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)
If ever you've got that problem with lenses or maybe a D2x, let me know - I'm sure I can help... :wink:

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).

nito wrote: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!
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Postby MattC on Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:59 am

I use an Epson R800 with Epson consumables. My preferred paper is the Epson Premium Semigloss for great results.

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