Name your printer

[Alice Morrison]

I'm impressed with the work I see displayed here.

Which printers are you reproducing your work on? I'm assuming home printers.

[photosbymorgan2]

Originally Posted by Alice Morrison

I'm impressed with the work I see displayed here.

Which printers are you reproducing your work on? I'm assuming home printers.

For my work I actually use a pro lab. My prints are on true photographic paper and I find that people really like it compared to a ink jet print. And the price is not bad and they can produce multiple copies faster than I ever would be able to do with a home printer.

[sandrah]

I am using the Epson 4000 and Ilford paper. I prefer the Ilford to the Epson but I've been looking at the new Kodak and it looks pretty good so I may switch and go to that paper. Sandra in Sacramento

[d2creative]

Right now I'm using whcc.com, but I would like to eventually pick up an epson 2400 to make things easier when I just want to print out one image rather than a whole order.
And i hear the b/w output from that printer is outstanding.

[Mark Thomas]

I use a pro lab as well. The print on a Fuji frontier uo to 400 x 300mm - which I use most of the time. They also print on epson and HP inkjets on various papers.

Cheers

[Tim Gray]

I use an Epson 4000 - doesn't really make sense economically, but I love printing 17x25 on premium luster.

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

Canon Pixma 8500.
To be honest I love the prints more than our prolab
The colors are way more intense.

[Oikku]

I use Epson Stylus Photo 2100 (in USA it is 2200). It has been a workhorse about 2 years now - never any failure! It is cheaper to use pro lab and I have given this opportinity to my clients aswell... those, who want cheaper prints, can order the ones made in pro lab. To those pictures I don´t do any corrections (like removing leashes or handlers etc), but there is a group of people who like to order cheaper prints and it actually has increased my sales. I am not 100% happy with the results but it has become better than it was a earlier. Also very big prints (50x75 cm) I need to let them do because Epson can only print A3+ .

Oikku

[CJMax]

I have an Epson R800 which I find is great for most of my prints.* I do a lot of photograph restoration work.* I'm looking to add an Epson 4800.* It probably won't pay for itself the first year, but I love the thought of being able to do a 17x25 or whatever with some of the macros and landscape images that I have.

Here's a link to an image that I submitted in an exhibit and took the first place award in Landscape/Architecture with.* The judge cited quality of detail among other attributes.* I give credit to the Sigma SD-10 that I use coupled with the Epson R800 and its finer dot size. http://www.pbase.com/cjmax/image/32048053

Cliff.

[Kevin Barrett]

Originally Posted by CJMax

I have an Epson R800 which I find is great for most of my prints.* I do a lot of photograph restoration work.* I'm looking to add an Epson 4800.* It probably won't pay for itself the first year, but I love the thought of being able to do a 17x25 or whatever with some of the macros and landscape images that I have.

Here's a link to an image that I submitted in an exhibit and took the first place award in Landscape/Architecture with.* The judge cited quality of detail among other attributes.* I give credit to the Sigma SD-10 that I use coupled with the Epson R800 and its finer dot size.* http://www.pbase.com/cjmax/image/32048053

Cliff.

I'm also an Epson R800 user, but rely upon a lab as well.

[ditto1958]

I have an HP 8450. It was about $200 and so far it has been well worth the price. I am very satisfied with the results I get with it. I was surprised because I expected to have to spend much more to get the quality I get from this printer. Not only does it do color prints extremely well, but as an added bonus it also does a fine job with B&W-- rare for an inkjet.

[jwind]

Epson 9600 -- not min though >

[danwolfgang]

Back in 1999, I got my prints done on a Fujix Pictrography machine ($20 for an 8 x 10), but then those guys went out of business. I spent months looking for a good printer before I found them, and I wasn't anxious to start that process again. I decided to delve further into the digital world with an Epson 1270, which made prints that looked better than the Frontiers (for about $4 for an 8 x 10). Now I have access to an Epson 7600 at work, whose output is substantially better than the 1270 and any Cibachrome I'd ever seen, all for the low cost of about $2.50 per square foot.

For smaller prints, my wife and I get 4 x 6's printed at Wal-Mart on their Fuji Frontier. At $0.19/each, it's a great price and they look pretty good, too.

[mikej]

I have a Epson 2200 and have for over 2 years. I've not used a Pro Lab since I got the printer. I use almost exclusively Ilford paper with it, although I do try other stuff every now and then... canvas, water color and fine art paper. I even use the occasional home made water color paper and it does a pretty good job if I had images that worked with that kind of paper.

I print a lot of 12x18 prints with it and a ton of 8x10s.

Mike

[philhill]

The Epson PictureMate is good for long-lasting 4 x 6 prints that look great and are low in cost.

For larger print sizes I've just upgraded to an Epson Stylus Photo R2400.* It's supposed to be great for black-and-white printing.* No time to try it yet, though.

Previously I've gotten fair results from my aging Epson Stylus Photo 820, but I have concerns about print longevity.* The R2400 should produce archival prints.

Haven't used my darkroom in several years.

[cameraguy21773]

Epson
R300
2200
R1800

[Neil V]

Epson 2200 on various papers, my favourite paper being Ilfrord Smooth Pearl. Moab for black and white. Premium Lustre roll paper for pano's.

Canon ip4000 for snapshots etc using Ilfrord Smooth Pearl and Canon Photo Pro mostly.

[RobAmy]

I also use the epson 2200, its been a great printer, I have done 4x6 thru 13x19

[jcv]

I have an Epson Picturemate which I've printed several hundred 4x6's on - I love this printer! I also have an Epson R1800 that I just picked up a week ago along with my new "photo editing ONLY" computer! I'm in heaven

[paulhodson]

Canon S900 (with Canon paper)