AFFORDABLE PHOTO PRINTING

self | DECEMBER 04, 2009 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

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[mad_as_he$$]

Thanks for the real world test. I get asked about these system all the time but have never had a teat by a real user.

[cripplecreek]

I swear by zenfolio. Takes a couple days but they do a fine job at a reasonable enough price that I can make a few bucks per photo when I sell prints.

[Randy Larsen]

More info please.

[freedumb2003]

What is this “print” thing of which you speak? You put paper on the screen?

[smokingfrog]

Now that’s pretty cool. Are those axillary ink tanks somehow pressurized or something?

[Cementjungle]

I’m still using my old Epson Stylus 1280, and it does a bang up job with my B3 (14X19) prints.

[skr]

The blue tape is particularly stylish. : )

Thanks for the information. I do photo restoration customers via computer and have to do a lot of color checks before a final print. Can get very expensive!

[bert]

I have a similar setup I bought from a company in Australia.

It works great.

Money is not the only savings. Time, lots of time and hassle are also saved in addition to money.

[rmh47]

I've got a ton of color print negatives that I'd like to make new prints from. (Ex-wife got all of the family photos. I made sure to get the negatives.)

I'd like to be able to preview the positives. Not all of the photos are worth re-printing. I'd want decent quality prints, too. Anybody know the best way to do that at home?

[doc1019]

Great, more bird pictures … thanks. Although I don’t recognize the species, I will enjoy them nonetheless. ;-)

[gardengirl]

Now THAT is funny!

Anything that keeps you taking/posting pics—I’m all for it! LOL

[skr]

I use an Epson Stylus 88 and an HP PSC 750. I’ve noticed that the same photo on glossy paper held at an angle has flat areas (the black or dark areas) on an Epson print but looks consistently glossy on the HP, which is more like a lab photo print. Do your Epson prints have the consistent look? I’m just wondering if it’s the model or the brand at fault.

[FReepaholic]

...have never had a teat by a real user...

Oh really?

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Cool!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I never pulled the packing tape off, the printer hasn’t jammed yet. I suspect this may be another printer they stop making, it’s pretty decent! They do that with cameras too. I tend to wring every drop of use out of things, I’m not a good consumer, LOL. If I sold anything on Ebay it would be scraps in a ziploc bag!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

As the ink in the cartridge drops it creates a partial vacuum that pulls ink through the lines. The system air vents are the little filters on top of the storage tanks. You refill via the colored plugs.

[Cementjungle]

I use an Epson Stylus 88 and an HP PSC 750. I’ve noticed that the same photo on glossy paper held at an angle has flat areas (the black or dark areas) on an Epson print but looks consistently glossy on the HP, which is more like a lab photo print. Do your Epson prints have the consistent look? I’m just wondering if it’s the model or the brand at fault.

I tend to prefer matte and luster papers, but even the Premium Glossy ones seem to be as good as anything I've seen from the labs. I'm no expert, so perhaps I'm just not as discerning as a pro would be... or perhaps I'm just cheap and don't want to upgrade.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My image files are stored in the computer, the printer puts them on paper, just like a commercial operation. I can also print labels on CDs and DVDs if they have a printable surface.