Photo Printer

kassie

Hi

Just looking for a bit of advice with regards to an at home photo printer? Just for general use, printing pics of kids, dogs, family shots etc not professional but have a keen interest in photography.

Do these printers only print one size photo or can you get one that prints a selection of sizes?

What are ink and paper costs roughly? (i know it would depend on usage!)

Any recommendations to specific printers?

thanks in advance!

(ps - i own a canon powershot SX40)

Brinimartini

Anyone recommend a photo printer capable of printing 8x10s

Heebie

My last printer was an Epson Stylus Photo of some sort with archival inks.

Most inkjets still use dye-based inks instead of pigment-based inks. Generally pigment-based inks are far superior in lifespan over dye-based inks. (as in less than 10 years vs. 200 years +, for the overall lifespan of a print.)

The most important recommendation I'd make is for pigment-based inks and leave dye-based inks in the trash where they belong.

This does make the cost of the printer and the inks higher, but having the print last is important.

Even the smallest of the Epson printers should print 8.5x11" U.S. page size, or A4 European size, both of which are larger than 8x10", so you can print an 8x10 onto those sizes of page and trim them down to 8x10 easily enough.

Don't skimp on paper either if you want good quality prints that last.
Good inks on crappy paper will still fade much more quickly than on good paper, and some of the cheap papers out there, the ink will simply wipe off with a wet cloth.

dinneenp

Xmas is coming up soon so I'm asking the same question as the OP. Prints would be mainly for home, 5" by 7" and the odd 8" by 12"; family pics mainly. I'd like wifi printing too, guess most have this these days.
Thanks,
Pa