Community weekly poll: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use:
- 2/9/06 3:11 PM
When printing inkjet photos at home, I use:
by Marc Bennett - 2/9/06 3:11 PM
When printing inkjet photos at home, I use:
Top-of-the-line photo paper from printer's manufacturer
Midlevel photo paper from printer's manufacturer
Multipurpose photo paper from printer's manufacturer
Top-of-the-line third-party photo paper (such as from Kodak, Ilford)
Midlevel third-party photo paper
Multipurpose third-party photo paper
No brand-specific photo paper
Whatever photo paper I can afford
Other
HP OfficeJet Pro K550 and hp bright white inkjet 110 paper.
by R. Proffitt - 2/9/06 4:42 PM
In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
If I need photos it's fine and if I want 4x5, etc. I head to the corner store with a memory card.
Bob
Low-cost setup...
by John.Wilkinson - 2/9/06 5:01 PM
In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
I usually use the Kodak Picture Maker, or the corresponding store-brand setups, for the convenience, speed, and relatively low cost, but when I do print at home it's using my HP PhotoSmart 7450 (with photo cartridge) and HP or Kodak premium photo paper.
However, my preferences here don't matter much for I rarely print photos anymore...they get loaded to photo CDs/DVDs that I can watch on my computer or DVD player in large form and easily scroll through. The originals and a few backups (discs do fail) take up much less space, typically last longer, and cost a lot less than the paper alternatives.
John
When printing inkjet photos at home, I use:
by FallonTerry - 2/10/06 1:39 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
JetPrint Photo, Professional, extra heavy weight, 10 mil, brillant gloss, 4x6. Or JetPrint Photo, Premium, high gloss, heavy weight, 9 mil, 4x6. Both are acid-free, from International Paper.
http://jetprintphoto.com
Both are available at a very good price from Walmart!
I use suppliers own brand for printing my photos
by ianmorris - 2/10/06 1:41 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
I use photopaper best price available from reputable suppliers.
Discounted brands like HP, Epson, Kodak but mainly the suppliers own brand this can be as little as 25% of the price of Major branded products.
I mainly buy from MX2.
Top quality paper
by veggies - 2/10/06 1:52 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
HP paper for the Officejet Pro K550 an incredible machine
Printing Photo's from home
by jake80 - 2/10/06 2:35 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
I use a mid-level Hp inkjet printer made by HP It's a HP 1215 PhotoSmart inkjet and it does a good job at it's best setting.
I also use the HP paper though more expensive it seems to do a better job than the cheaper photo paper.
I also think I use less ink on HP photo paper.
Top quality digital fine art paper
by TomG - 2/10/06 2:54 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
My preference for display prints is for archival fine art matt papers such as from Hahnemuehle and Fotospeed. They give gorgeous rich colours and tonality and the slightly textured ones like Hahnemuehle German Etching are wonderful for landscapes, as the paper surface is like watercolour cartridge paper. If you've never tried these papers give them a shot and be prepared for the complements!
Fine art paper
by walkerdine - 2/10/06 3:13 AM In reply to: Top quality digital fine art paper by TomGEntirely agree, but you should be prepared for some hefty cost implications. If you use this kind of paper making mistakes can be very expensive.
Can't wait to try these papers out!
by mreinh - 2/10/06 4:09 AM In reply to: Top quality digital fine art paper by TomGI have been on a mission to find higher quality paper....I get great results with my HP Paper and printer with many nice compliments (OOH's and AHHH's)...tho now find this paper to be my limiting step in image quality. The glare from Hi Gloss seems to slightly reduce contrast. Tho color saturation on HP is great....The glare seems to slightly detract here as well. After getting intensely sharp/ crisp pics from my new Sony R1(The images border on insane)!...I am looking for a good paper compliment.
I'll save these papers for my favorite shots....
Thanks again for your post!
Cannon S900 and Kodak Paper
by gregthomson - 2/10/06 5:07 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
Great results, even with an old 1.3 Mega Pixel camera.
Photos
by bandit12 - 2/10/06 5:18 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
I use Staples glossy photo paper- heavyweight.I'm very happy with it and the cost is reasonable.
Printing at home too expensive
by smuone - 2/10/06 5:41 AM In reply to: When printing inkjet photos at home, I use: by Marc Bennett
Haven't yet seen an at home printing system that will beat the 17 cents (sometimes less) that I pay for any number of prints (certainly anything from 1 - 50).
Is there an at home printing system that does not cost more than 17 cents per print for professional quality?
I fully agree... it's FAR cheaper to NOT print at home
by rae2_2 - 2/10/06 10:54 AM In reply to: Printing at home too expensive by smuoneI use both film and digital cameras. Both have advantages and disadvantages.
But when it comes to making my own prints at home, I've just about given up doing it.
When I take ROLL of 35mm film (24 exp) in for 1-hour processing and printing, I get 24 4x6 prints (REAL PHOTOS using Kodak paper and processing, not ink jet), a DIGITAL CD with 24 jpgs on it, and negatives for making HUGE blowups and reprints... ALL FOR $5-$6! Once I have the digital files I'm in the same ballgame as any digital photographer, aren't I?
There is no way on God's green earth you'll come even close to that low cost doing it yourself at home, and, you won't come close to the quality either. By the time you buy the printer, ink and paper, and fight with the machinery for an hour or two, I'll bet you're into 5 TIMES THE COST if not more... FOR FAR POORER QUALITY.
Digital is just great if you're either lazy or unskilled in the photographic arts (go ahead shoot 100 shots in the hope of getting a good one) or have a specific reason to use digital over film.
I understand that some of the high end digital cameras produce very high quality prints. I wouldn't know... I can't afford $1000-$2000 for a camera. But I do know that my old Pentax will give me a negative sharp enough to produce an EXCELLENT 20x24 inch print. That's good enough for me.
Printing at home is almost the same as in store printing...
by guido_b - 2/10/06 9:57 PM In reply to: I fully agree... it's FAR cheaper to NOT print at home by rae2_2I do not agree with a lot of the old school photographers when they talk about how lab prints are cheaper. As of recent this is not true! Just do the math. Example: 24 exp. Fuji film (average in store price not retail) 3.00 + development of each photo at .17 each, equals out to 7.08. Then divide that by the number of photos 24 / 7.08 = .295 per photo. You must also keep in mind that you are spending time, gas, ect. just getting to the photo lab to drop off your film not to mention pick-up. With the price of gas these days it could be quite a bit per trip, and my time is money.
Now on the inkjet side, using the Epson PictureMate... Example: pack of 4x6 photo paper(100 sheets) with ink. 23.00 (average in store price not retail) equals out to about .23 per photo. I have used this printer and have found that I can get about 120 prints per ink cartridge. This just means that you would have to buy extra paper, but it does make it a couple of cents cheaper. Remember that the higher the paper to ink ratio you have the cheaper your prints will be. I do not deny that you would have to invest more initially in the at home method but it all equals out in the end. Plus, you can edit your photos before you print. This will also bring down your cost. Finally, you can develop your prints in your underwear while in the comfort of your own home. Try doing that at Sam's Club.
I am not against film, I still use it and love it. I originally learned photography using film with my Canon and Nikon SLR cameras. I am just giving a little bit of experience from both sides of the table. As for my background. I have been doing film photography for about 15 years and have been working in the electronics field for the same. So, I am not a newbie to this.
Note: I used the Epson as an example because it has a great quality, with reasonable cost. These prices are based on in-store averages.
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