bobforman Loc: Anacortes, Washington State

Thanks for all your replies. Certainly yields many avenues for research, including using Costco....haven't considered that one before. I have two additional questions: 1. What is LD ink (presume it's a 3rd party supplier; is the quality good), and 2. are cartridges for the canon and Epson refillable and/or do they have chips in them to limit their useful lives? Thanks again for your help.

mightymoose Loc: Northern California

I also have a Canon Pro-100. As others have said, it's a fantastic beast for high quality prints. I don't know what LD ink is either, but I'm sold on Precision Colors as having all the equipment to refill the Pro-100. Drill down to the 8-tank - CLI42 - Pro 100 category and find a new world of refilling joy. I love saving lots of money on their high quality dye inks and refilling solutions. I trust this site over the multitudes of ebay folks wanting to sell you lower quality inks.

Look for a refilling "kit" that includes a chip resetter. It will save you a lot of grief on down the line. To get highly skilled on this process, head on over to youtube and do a search on CLI-42 refilling and look especially for all of the advice from Jose Rodriguez. He can make you feel comfortable on what to do and what not to do for this printer. I wish I had seen those videos in the earlier days of refilling my carts.

And as others have mentioned, there are some good values on the Pro-100 at the moment, especially B and H.

Good Luck !

Dave34 Loc: Maricopa, AZ

Lookup jtoolman on youtube and search Canon Pro-100. You can find operation, care and feeding for the Pro-100 and many others from a printing expert. I learned about mine from him.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I have had several Canon inkjet printers that have all served me very well.

drxtract

How does your Epson 1430 compared to the Epson artesian 850?

The Watcher

I find it interesting that people have suggested visiting Jose Rodriguez's Youtube channel, but can't give out the link. He has over seven hundred videos, so you might want to look through his playlists to narrow your search.

Many here are suggesting the Canon Pro 100 which is the best deal out there if you get a big rebate and free shipping. The printer is large and forty two pounds. Some say it uses lots of ink; one reason is because the printer has a internal timer that counts the hours of non-use. When sixty hour pass the printer will do a ink purge before doing another print. After the passing of each sixty hours the printer does a larger purge. Pulling the plug between uses doesn't help, the printer will do a major purge when you power it up. This is how the printer tries to keep the head from plugging. You stop all of these purges by leaving the printer turned on and printing within the sixty hour limit. Something as small as a postage stamp resets the timer. A nozzle check does likewise. Some will say, they don't care about the purge because they use less expensive third party ink. Well yes it does matter, because that wasted ink goes into the monitored waste ink tank or pad and if the printer decides it's full, the printer will give you an error message and no longer print. The waste ink tank or pad is not user replaceable.

https://www.youtube.com/user/cheo1949

RTCreed Loc: Forest Park, IL

I have the little brother, the Epson P 400 and have been very happy with the results I get from that.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

So true for good printers.
Much cheaper to send out to print. I use Sam's club a lot. If truly critical for the absolute best I go across the street to a neighbor that does photography as a profession and has the "Professional" printing capability and pay him.

oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon

Just a matter of curiosity: Why don't printers and photo print shops dimension their equipment according to the usual 2:3 ratio of 35mm film and sensors? 24 X 36 FF and 16 X 24 cropped both have a ratio of 2:3. Following this pattern, a 7 X 10 print should be 7 X 10.5 to include the full image. Likewise a 13 X 19 print should be 13 X 19.5. Even paper is dimensioned so that it is not quite a full 2:3 ratio, e.g., 8.5 X 11, 9 X 12, 13 X 19.

lilac

How do you have your monitor calibrated?

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

I use an Epson Artison 1430 and get excellent prints. I go up to 13 x 19 without any problems.

Kuzano

It is not possible to print at home for less money, less fuss, and higher quality with a home printer. Even the govt pays over $600 a gallon for ink jet ink & and the printers are junk built to sell ink.

Smart consumers let the print services own the equipment and the mess.

30 years in the computer biz...

No printers at home!!!

The Watcher

I would love to buy OEM ink for $600 a gallon. Right now OEM ink for the Canon Pro 100 sells for $4950 a gallon.

Gpa-15 Loc: Tinton Falls, NJ

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Hi 'PixelStan77'... --Now THAT seems like SAGE-Advice.!!! --- Stan... Which is YOUR Monitor; does it give REALISTIC Colors; ...how do you know.?? ...is it somehow Auto-Matching some Pro-PHOTOG-Accepted STANDARD of some type.? ...Stan, At near 80, I'm now a little 'color-blind'. However that doesn't mean I would accept less than Perfect Pictures (for the sake of my 20/20 Viewing Public)

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

I would go with the Epson 1430. I have also used the similar Epson Artisan 837 with excellent results. I use Inkjet.com cartridges.
Warning: When printing photos, do not use or allow "Fast Print."