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Sure, I sometimes use services like Amazon Prints to get photo prints delivered to my house or go to a store like Walmart or CVS to get images printed from a kiosk, but nothing has quite given me that feeling of instant gratification like Polaroids did - until my discovery of portable photo printers. Growing up, I had a Polaroid camera that would instantly print out my photos, allowing me to showcase every photo and easily relive the memories in each image.īut now only a handful of the photos I take actually get posted to my social media feeds, while the bulk of them live in my phone and barely get looked at. Every time I explore a new place, I try my best to capture its essence by snapping photos of everything from the locals to the food to the scenery. After-market ink is available for it VERY inexpensively.I’ve always loved taking photos, especially when traveling. E-mail your MAILING address and I'll mail you a couple sample prints.īuy something like a refurbished Canon BJC-6000 for general-purpose stuff I did. Using Konica QP hi-gloss paper, I can make 11 x 8.5" prints for about 75¢ each for paper and (genuine-Epson-only) ink. IF you do not live in an area of the country that contributes to the Epson ink fading, IMO the 1270 is your best bet. The Epson 1270/1290 pair have arguably BETTER print quality, but Epson says the prints last 'only' 10-20 years. However, those who have given it their honest effort LOVE it.
Disadvantages (that I'm aware of) include something called (if I remember correctly) metamerism, which means the (pigment-based that's why they last so long) inks appear slightly different color under different lighting, much-higher cost of supplies, and you're restricted to Epson products if you want the prints to last (and last and last.), ands that it requires more attention and skill to keep properly color-balanced (and that's one of the reasons Epson calls it a Professional printer). For one thing, it'll print 13" WIDE by as long as 44". If you're REALLY SERIOUS about long-lived prints, the Epson 2000P has no competition for home use.
Prints slowly, but the quality is the best I've seen, and theyĬlaim that the prints are fade-proof. Prints are really that important, then check out the Epson 2000p. Which you only need to shell out about $100 for, and if archival You might want to just go for two printers. Or, if you decide to go for two printers (good idea if you can do it), you should seriously consider the Olympus P-400 dye sub, which prints the most realistic, lifelike, long-lasting (they claim) photos I've ever seen. Good on photos and you can use it for all your other everyday Guess my question is there any other printer that does extremly Guy at comp usa said HP photos only last 5 years. Says there photo's last a long time, so thats also important, the Good for cards, text stuff, and really, really good with photos It, and thought about the Epson 1270, but was affraid of the orangeįading thing that everybody talks about. Olympus C-3000, but the photos came out to grainy. I had orginally bought a 1215 HP photosmart to print photos from my Prints slowly, but the quality is the best I've seen, and they claim that the prints are fade-proof. One for everyday use which you only need to shell out about $100 for, and if archival prints are really that important, then check out the Epson 2000p.