James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

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Same Here.

I do make use of different papers as well as "Red River". And you keep this in mind BEFORE hitting the Print "button".

The Canon Pro 100 is a very good printer - and Anything Larger I send out to my Local Printer here is STL,MO.

(I also refill my "carts" with the "Passion Inking System" - Never Ever have a problem with them. (About 8 Cents a refill).

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drc023 Loc: North Little Rock, Arkansas

If your primary need is for a photo printer the Canon Pro-100 is outstanding, but don't forget that it's dye based ink is not that great for prints exposed to sunlight. If I was offering prints for sale, I would use a pigment based printer such as a PRO-10 or PRO-1. They are more expensive but won't have fading issues and the resulting customer dissatisfaction.

James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

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YES!

Very Good Advice for the longevity of any PRINT -- It will stand a "Test of Time".

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cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

I have Canon Pro-10. Does a great job and refill my own ink.

PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa

Check out Ilford paper fo glossy prints. Also, everything is light sensitive, some things more than others. Nothing, except glass should be put in direct sunlight.

Goldyrock

Where are you getting the Passion Inking Systems?

Thank you.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

I am prone to using Epson printers. They were the first to develop and offer 'archival' inks. My Epson gripe is they seem to only offer the 3 in 1 boxes. My theory is the 3 in 1 boxes does each thing 1/3rd as good as the 1-thing boxes.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

I use a Canon Pro-10 which I am extremely happy with. The inks are supposed to be more permanent than those of the Pro-100. But both printers do a fabulous job. Lots of rebates since I bought mine 5 years ago but it is still working perfectly. I use many different papers depending on what I want to do with the print but my favorite paper is Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta which is an arm and a leg but great. The Canon paper they give out is cheap and flimsy in comparison. Take care and have great fun printing. I love it.

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

I just got a 20X30' print from Costco. Cost me US $10. It was beautifully done; flawless. Took them 30 minutes from my presenting the file.

And I love your pictures!

Shutterbug57

Sounds good, however, from the business model perspective you need to add in the cost in both time and mileage/gas/etc. to get to and from Costco's counter as well as the cost of time at the counter. Printing at your home or studio takes ~5 minutes/print and you can be working on something else while the printer chugs along.

Bob Locher Loc: Southwest Oregon

Valid points indeed. But also you can email a file to Costco and pick it up or have it mailed. For some people Costco is convenient; for others impossible as a practical matter. But I do submit it is an option, one I am personally well pleased with. Plus, there are no "Aw Spit" problems when you see what your printer chugged out whilst you were doing something else.

My luck with home photo printers is not great, and I did not use them enough to keep the head from drying out. For me Costco works very well.

Cheers

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

That is an interesting score sheet. However, I don’t think all Walgreens are created equal. I have a few near me and the one furthest away did the best job. In fact, I took in some slides from the 1970’s and got back beautiful pictures. When I went back to have more slides made into pictures, the corporate office, in all their “wisdom” decided to move making prints from slides service to an outside lab and the results were not as good. I’ve never had pictures printed there; but, my daughter has and they are fine.

I personally use Shutterfly and SmugMug, preferring SmugMug because I can get prints on Luster paper. Shutterfly is great because I can create share sites and create albums for my prints.

That being said, I ALWAYS like the prints I print at home the best. All Pixma Canon printers that I have owned have given me excellent results. Currently, I have the Canon Pro 10 that I got for $100 after rebate plus free paper (13x19 and other sizes). The prints are BEAUTIFUL. It uses pigment ink for longer lasting prints. The advantage to printing at home is that you can choose the paper of your choice and ANY size you desire. I use Lightroom and download profiles for the paper I am using and create templates for specialized sizes. Make sure you don’t let the printer manage the print if you use Lightroom.

I don’t find that the printers require much time for maintenance and I order my ink directly from Canon and I have more than enough free paper (albeit not always the kind I want).

Good luck in your business and deciding on your printing options.