What digital camera printer do you recommend?

[Gabriel]

I am thinking of buying a digital camera printer for my dad's brithday, and I was wondering what you guys recommend for $100 at the most. He has an olympus camera and so does my mom, so it needs to work for olympus cameras, preferably without using a computer.
The only thing I found at amazon.com is this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...4261?v=glance&n=541966&n=507846&s=pc&v=glance

Thanks

 

[Akuma]

I recommend getting a Canon Pixma iP3000 (or iP4000 if you find one on sale), they have incredible quality at low prices.

It has PictBridge so you can print from the camera. I assume it will work with an Olympus camera as long as it is PictBridge compatible.

 

[Gabriel]

thanks

 

[Atherton213]

I recommend getting a Canon Pixma iP3000 (or iP4000 if you find one on sale), they have incredible quality at low prices.

It has PictBridge so you can print from the camera. I assume it will work with an Olympus camera as long as it is PictBridge compatible.

ive got the ip4000 and its great ... its got a differnent cartridge for each color.. and the ink isnt to expensive...

stay away from lexmark... there colors suck... there is a reason they are given away free w/ pretty much EVERY computer haha

if you get an epson.. stay away from the dura-brite ink... it looks washed out in photo's

and if you get an HP.... buy ink w/ it... out of the box they come w/ "trial" ink... there about half full... HP's have pretty much some of the nicest color... but the ink is tiny.. and its not cheap... that and alot of them are cyan/magenta/yellow all in one... so you run out of yellow... well you gotta waste the other color's...


oh... and if you buy a printer... buy a usb cable too... alot of them dont come with cables anymore (canon and hp i know for a fact... epson im not %100 but i dont think they come with a cable either)

 

[Akuma]

You really think HP has the best color? I work with photo printers all the time and the high end printers from both Epson and Canon have far richer colors than HP's high end printers.

But yeah, definitely stay away from Lexmark/Dell.

 

[Atherton213]

well i used to work with printers all day long... the company my dad used to work for (retired now) made all sorts of media from small format to large format... hp large formats kick ass...but who can afford a $15k printer haha... it was great having one attached to my desk haha here is the company... they sell the to alot of places... epson 3m kodak and stuff www.arkwright.com if anyone cares haha haha to bad my dad is retired... having an endless supply of photo paper sure was nice... i probly saved easy $1000+ on paper... i still have a good ream of photopaper... not sure if prices went down on the paper.. since i have never payed for it.. but it wasnt cheap for a stack of even 50 sheets

anyway....

they used to print alot of test paterns... the HP indivudial colors looked nicer more towards the actually color... but yes your right the higer end epsons/canon's are much nicer for photo...it really depends on how you like your prints... hp's came out a little light... but the more i think back.. and now that im looking at some samples i have in my binder of stuff.. the canon and epson are more toward the right lightness/darkness of the colors... epson i think is probly the best.. except that crap dura-brite (fades like shit too dads company had weatherometer thingy, it simulated like a years worth of weather.. rain sun heat cold it was sick actually)

 

[KevC]

Epson and Canon make the best photo printers.

I love my Epson R200. It's cheap and has awesome quality. It's pretty much the same printer as the R300 except without the LCD and stuff.

 

[Tim_axe]

I got an Epson 2200 thinking I could afford 13 inch wide continuous rolls of paper...buying large rolls of the papers I want to try out would cost more than I paid for this printer ($400 shipped)...

The largest size I regularly print is letter (8.5x11) and 4x6. I'm hoping to find a good/cheap source of 13x19 paper in some finish I like, but I'm currently undecided on the types of paper I like the look of...


I've found that my glossy prints are pretty much water-resistant (won't smear), but that glossy prints have a habit of "bronzing." This bronzing thing is just differences in reflection of the inks when held at different angles to the light. Neat effect, and I use it to judge colors on the prints, but sometimes it just seems weird.

My luster prints are apparently not water resistant, and the ink comes off when your portfolio gets soaked by a nearby swimming pool.

 

[Susquehannock]

I know a couple professional photographers & graphics artists and they break it down like
this far as image quality :

HP > Epson > Canon

Now, ink cartridges are a whole different story.

 

[Gabriel]

I've narrowed it down to the Canon PIXMA iP4000 and Canon PIXMA iP6000D. Which would you recommend out of those two? From what I understand, the iP6000D has a Built-in 2.5-inch LCD which can be useful.

Also, what kind of paper and cartridges would I need to buy with the printer?

Thanks everyone.

 

[Akuma]

The LCD is useful for for camera to printer printing. You can choose pictures and settings on the LCD.

As for ink and paper: the printer comes with the first set, after they run out you'll have to buy new ones. I highly recommend that you buy Canon ink and not third party ink.

For paper just pick up Canon Photo Paper Glossy so normal prints and Canon Photo Paper Pro for more serious prints.

I know a couple professional photographers & graphics artists and they break it down like
this far as image quality :

HP > Epson > Canon

Now, ink cartridges are a whole different story.

At the prosumer level printers (Canon Pixmas, Epson R series, HP Photosmarts) It goes Epson > Canon > HP
imo

 

[flynlr]

used the 4000 for almost a year. not a bit of trouble prints great borderless pics.

 

[Gabriel]

I also should mention that I won't be using the computer at all for this, so I thought the LCD might be useful.

 

[flynlr]

then the PIXMA iP6000D is what you want.