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New photo printer
I want to replace my old HP PhotoSmart 7150 with something smaller,
neater, a built-in scanner, and very importantly, better output. The PhotoSmart's OK, but not brilliant. The model I was considering was the Canon Pixma MP970, but I'm not really up-to-date with printing. Are the latest dye-based inks significantly better than they were five years ago? Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Is the number-of-ink-colours (7 in the MP970) a pointless bragging game between manufacturers? Thanks for any suggestions. I hope to get better and more consistent prints from now on. Daniele |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
I want to replace my old HP PhotoSmart 7150 with something smaller, neater, a built-in scanner, and very importantly, better output. The PhotoSmart's OK, but not brilliant. The model I was considering was the Canon Pixma MP970, but I'm not really up-to-date with printing. That's an all-in-one, I think. Do you really need one? Maybe it might be better to buy just a printer. Are the latest dye-based inks significantly better than they were five years ago? I believe so. Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Is the number-of-ink-colours (7 in the MP970) a pointless bragging game between manufacturers? No: light cyan and light magenta certainly improve image quality, as does grey. Some of the additional colours such as vivid magenta give an expanded gamut. This won't matter for most photographs, but is very useful if you really need to hit specific colours. Andrew. |
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New photo printer
Andrew Haley wrote:
I want to replace my old HP PhotoSmart 7150 with something smaller, neater, a built-in scanner, and very importantly, better output. The PhotoSmart's OK, but not brilliant. The model I was considering was the Canon Pixma MP970, but I'm not really up-to-date with printing. That's an all-in-one, I think. Do you really need one? Maybe it might be better to buy just a printer. The upgrade to Leopard broke the drivers for my ancient Canon scanner, which I've now given away, so yes, I do need one. Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Is the number-of-ink-colours (7 in the MP970) a pointless bragging game between manufacturers? No: light cyan and light magenta certainly improve image quality, as does grey. Some of the additional colours such as vivid magenta give an expanded gamut. This won't matter for most photographs, but is very useful if you really need to hit specific colours. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Daniele |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Answer: none, unless you go for a very expensive model aimed at the professional market - I think I'll have to give that a miss. Daniele |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
D.M. Procida wrote: Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Answer: none, unless you go for a very expensive model aimed at the professional market - I think I'll have to give that a miss. Not true. All the popular Lexmark office/photo printers use pigment inks, albeit just a simple colour range like the basic Epson Ultrabrite inks (also pigment). My Lexmark X5470 cost approx $100 and has swappable 'office type' and 'photo type' carts, prints rather well on many paper types, and also happens to be a fully featured send/receive colour fax machine with auto sheet feeder, a decent quality scanner (has replaced my Epson 1660 for documents), an OCR machine, and a colour copier. It's also Mac OSX compatible and the only annoying thing is that despite having a good built-in modem, this is inaccessible to the computer so I have to use a little USB modem to send faxes direct from the Mac. I guess Lexmark disable sending from the computer to force you to print a page then fax it... David -- Icon Publications Ltd, Maxwell Place, Maxwell Lane, Kelso TD5 7BB Company Registered in England No 2122711. Registered Office 12 Exchange St, Retford, Notts DN22 6BL VAT Reg No GB458101463 Trading as Icon Publications Ltd, Photoworld Club and Troubadour.uk.com www.iconpublications.com - www.troubadour.uk.com - www.f2photo.co.uk - www.photoclubalpha.com - www.minoltaclub.co.uk Tel +44 1573 226032 |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
D.M. Procida wrote: Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Answer: none, unless you go for a very expensive model aimed at the professional market - I think I'll have to give that a miss. Did you not find the Epson R800? Andrew. |
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New photo printer
Yeah, I finally had a chance to look at it and it looked good but for some
reason I wasn't impressed, and then I ran into the Epson Stylus R1400 and R1800's and I am stuck drooling over these. Does anybody have them, heard about them and are there any problems with them?? Thanks in advance. Not4wood "Andrew Haley" wrote in message ... D.M. Procida wrote: D.M. Procida wrote: Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Answer: none, unless you go for a very expensive model aimed at the professional market - I think I'll have to give that a miss. Did you not find the Epson R800? Andrew. |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
D.M. Procida wrote: Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Definitely. For permanent colour, pigment is still the only way to go. Thanks. Now to find which printers use pigment inks. Answer: none, unless you go for a very expensive model aimed at the professional market - I think I'll have to give that a miss. Epson R800. Andrew. |
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New photo printer
D.M. Procida wrote:
Andrew Haley wrote: I want to replace my old HP PhotoSmart 7150 with something smaller, neater, a built-in scanner, and very importantly, better output. The PhotoSmart's OK, but not brilliant. The model I was considering was the Canon Pixma MP970, but I'm not really up-to-date with printing. That's an all-in-one, I think. Do you really need one? Maybe it might be better to buy just a printer. The upgrade to Leopard broke the drivers for my ancient Canon scanner, which I've now given away, so yes, I do need one. Sure, you need a scanner, but you don't need an all-in-one. You're almost certainly not going to get the best printer that way. Andrew. |
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New photo printer
"D.M. Procida" wrote in message ... I want to replace my old HP PhotoSmart 7150 with something smaller, neater, a built-in scanner, and very importantly, better output. The PhotoSmart's OK, but not brilliant. The model I was considering was the Canon Pixma MP970, but I'm not really up-to-date with printing. Are the latest dye-based inks significantly better than they were five years ago? Is it worth trying to find something that uses pigment-based inks? Is the number-of-ink-colours (7 in the MP970) a pointless bragging game between manufacturers? Thanks for any suggestions. I hope to get better and more consistent prints from now on. Daniele If an all-in-one is what you're looking for, the Pixma MP970 will disappoint you. The Pixma MP600 is a better buy and delivers great dye-based 4x6 photos. If you want something that delivers a bit larger print, look for the Pixma MP810 -- great color! |
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