Looking at getting one, top of the list is the Canon IP3000 at the moment. Budget is around

Look for borderless printing too - most useful for 6x4's and alike.

The Canon rocks!!!

I have one and it's first class.

my last few have been epson ones, cant complain with the quality and service

For just printing photos, I wouldn't bother with an inkjet, I'd just go with dye sublimation. Admittedly an A4 one would be out of budget on

The Canon rocks!!!

I have one and it's first class.

It's good enough for me then' date=' good stuff

Cheers for the replies guys - am reluctant to go back to Epson after experiencing high running costs with previous models, using [b']genuine[/b] consumables (which make a huge difference I think)

Dye-sub is a bit of overkill I think really, for general home use. OK I get decent output from my EOS 350D but I'm not willing to spend that sort of cash.

Steve

Very pleased with my Epson R300 which quite happily runs Jetex ink carts at

Hmm, was quite impressed with the output from a R200 - how much was the 300 Chris?

Steve

Looked at this recently and noticed a lot of comments about fading colour (or avoidance thereof).

Lost track to be honest, so not a lot of help, but might be a question worth asking?

Mo

Cheers for the replies guys - am reluctant to go back to Epson after experiencing high running costs with previous models, using genuine[/i'] consumables (which make a huge difference I think)

The game's moved on quite a bit over the years in terms of consumables. I'd be very surprised if you could tell any difference between a decent third-party cartridge and genuine Epson, except the price. And brands like Jettec come with a guarantee not to damage your printer, and also 30% more ink per cartridge.

Dye-sub is a bit of overkill I think really, for general home use. OK I get decent output from my EOS 350D but I'm not willing to spend that sort of cash.

I run a dye sub printer, cost me less than a ton and the output does look exactly like proper photos - none of the dithering effect, the colours and tones are more natural, most of them come with a protective coating to prevent fading and damage, and you don't end up running out of ink mid-way through a print...

Admittedly it's only a 6x4 printer, and you'd be looking at

Looked at this recently and noticed a lot of comments about fading colour (or avoidance thereof).

Lost track to be honest' date=' so not a lot of help, but might be a question worth asking?

Mo[/quote']

Sorry, when you say looked at this - which printer are you talking about? :confused:

Steve

The game's moved on quite a bit over the years in terms of consumables. I'd be very surprised if you could tell any difference between a decent third-party cartridge and genuine Epson, except the price. And brands like Jettec come with a guarantee not to damage your printer, and also 30% more ink per cartridge.

Fair enough, that sounds promising in terms of running costs then. I've not had the need for colour printing at home for a number of years, and my trusty LaserJet 6 continues to speedily spit out BW prints

I run a dye sub printer, cost me less than a ton and the output does look exactly like proper photos - none of the dithering effect, the colours and tones are more natural, most of them come with a protective coating to prevent fading and damage, and you don't end up running out of ink mid-way through a print...

Admittedly it's only a 6x4 printer, and you'd be looking at

The dye-sub does sound impressive, and again, I'm surprised they're that cheap for a 6x4 model. What make/model do you have? All-in-all I think I'll still end up with a photo inkjet because the ability to do A4 colour will be handy and haven't got the budget for

Looks nice that Rob, you've got me interested

How much are consumables and what sort of life cycle do they offer?

Steve

Hmm, was quite impressed with the output from a R200 - how much was the 300 Chris?

The R300 was about

How much are consumables and what sort of life cycle do they offer?

Think mine works out at about 30p a print, which is a bit more expensive than photo-booth stuff, but I guess factoring in travelling/parking to a travel booth would even it up a bit.

No idea how long the printers last...had mine since January and it doesn't seem worn in anyway...the precision of the print isn't reliant on tiny moving parts like an inkjet, so I'm led to believe they don't wear out as quickly. Only time will tell though I guess...

Rob.