Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

I love my Hp office inkjet printer and it has many different papers available for it / not simply photographic . I would certainly get a Canon 100 if I needed one. They are very popular. Most of these photo printers have good quality for the price but limit the size of print one can make. Make sure it has a good scanner with it if you are going to use it for more than just photo-printing. The price of ink will get your attention. I would love to own a huge Epson 13 color Jobber but my $$$ aint gonna happen !

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Because of the type of print head used, clogging rarely seems to be a problem with Canon printers. Epsons require far more attention to regular printing, and also have end of life programmed into the printer. Once EOL hits, you can reset it one time using an Epson utility, or bring the printer to an Epson Service Center. Most people simply buy another printer at that point.

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

I am a firm canon user from a pro 9000 , to an ipf 8300 a 44 inch printer , to a new purchase of a pro 4000 44 inch printer next week. Never ever put 3rd party ink in a Canon printer ... pro 9000 ran 5 years till I put non OEM ink in it . It now has a bricked head in it after 3 months ... the Ipf 8300 has 12 700 ml tanks in it a $ 269.00 a tank . I got it for free from the guy I worked for he was using 3rd party inks in it and gone through 5 heads at $450.00 each in 2 years . When I got it I purged the inks Bought 2 new heads found a broken printer with OEM INKS for $500.00 dollars the 8300 has been running for 4 years now no problem. This past year I found out why from a tech , seems Canon uses glycerin in their inks to cool and lubricate their heated nozzles and stop clogging . This true in their pro 9000 line also . This is not a highly publicized knowledge by Canon ...so not all inks our created the same .. I seriously doubt that 3rd party inks know or use glycerin in their inks ....I have also ruined 2 Epson printers 1400s with 3rd party CIS ink systems ... never again.. p.s. I used precision colors in one of the Epsons a well known company. AND SAWGRASS IN ANOTHER .

Quixdraw Loc: x

#1 - Wife's company used this brand for years, no problem. #2 I have a second Pixma Pro 100 I was given, and haven't used much so, functionally the test will be safe in any case, since I will test at length in that printer. Over the several years of having the printer I have only used Canon inks. Coming up on two big printing projects where both cost and quality are important. IMO, worth a try.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

Canon Pro 100. You often see it with huge rebates and free photo paper that brings your net cost under $200.

Georgeski

The Canon Pixma I8720 is an excellent color printer--not too expensive (especially from Amazon) the consumables are reasonable, and the results are really outstanding--comparable to printers costing much more--especially when printing on Canon Glossy II or Platinum pro papers--I can make fabulous 13X19 prints with this printer, with very little fuss or muss!!

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

I print for customers daily , large canvas prints 36 x 60 , so if quality is important OEM should be the only choice I always give the customer the best......

Quixdraw Loc: x

Thanks for your advice. Clearly, if test results are less than satisfactory, delivered product will be from the printer with Canon inks. The other ink is sitting on the shelf, so the test will proceed in any case.

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

I am 67 years old and have been printing for around 16 years never a problem , until the last 6 when I screwed up a epson13 x1 9 printer with my first use of 3rd party ink .but able to fix it with cleaning fluid and screwed it up again with CIS System .... then stubborn me tried refilling my Fine Canon pro 9500 ink tanks With Precision Colors inks and chip resseter and that was the end of my experience with third party inks ....until the the big boy printer that I got from a friend that kept losing heads to ink clogs and he gave me the printer Still in use today going on 4 years on same new heads and OEM ink....just experience to pass on good luck...

Quixdraw Loc: x

Thanks!

Paaflyer Loc: Kansas City, MO

Find jtoolman. He is on facebook and had an extensive list of videos on youtube. The facebook group is devoted to fine art photo printing. The several thousand members all amateur photo printing enthusiasts. He has numerous videos giving basic advice on everything from printing to which printers are the best. If you have questions about anything printing ask and it will be answered by Jose or someone else.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

Amadeus Loc: New York

I have an MX922, all in one. I use the software supplied by Canon for printing, Easy Photo Print. It works very well. Bordered, or borderless prints, multiple pictures on a single sheet, wallets, any combination you choose. They are reasonably priced and have been using them for years. Even when used sporadically with 3rd party inks I have no problems.

Allan Castle

I used to work for Epson, they charge hundreds of dollars per gallon for ink.
But it is similar for Canon, HP, etc. Most home machines have 1/3 of an ounce
of ink in a $20 cartridge. Some have less. Depending on the machine, you
can pay $100 or more for a set of cartridges.

Lots of factors, the photo and the color in it, the printer, settings, etc.
but as a rough guide, figure it costs about $2 to print an 8x10 for ink and paper.

I have owned 4 Epson printers. They work well most of the time and can print
great quality pictures. However, sometimes the printers have problems. Repairs
are very expensive. Usually cheaper to throw out the printer than to fix it.

I often take my photos to Costco and also occasionally to online or pro labs to print.
Usually costs about the same (with Costco, it is cheaper) to print as doing
it yourself. Also to get good prints, it helps to know Photoshop, color calibration
of your monitor, etc.

If you have a few days available to get the prints, send the files to a good lab,
pay a little extra to let them color correct and mail them to you.
Unless you are an expert, their prints will often be better than
the prints you make yourself.

Photomac Loc: The Dalles, Or

These are wizened words of advice, clearly from experienced users. I would like to point out that "printing" has a purpose that is more than making a print. It is, ,to quote Ansel, to take the negative, refine it into a fine piece of art that expresses what you saw and experienced at the time of capture. There is no substitute for this final work. It takes time and effort to learn the art of printing, the various papers and to learn how your post processing is helping. The process forces us to rethink how a shot is composed, what we might plan to do in PP to enhance the vision before we shoot. Understanding the metamorphosis motivates us to persist and not quit in discouragement.