Printer recommendations

[Larry]

I've printed hundreds of 8.5 X 11's and not a one of them has faded. Both
on Canon Photo Paper Pro or RedRiver Polar Gloss.


-Larry

 

[Dave Weller]

read carefully the post, he said " in my living room which receives quite a
bit of sun".

Take your picture and put it in direct sunlight and You will see them
turning yellow (many others experienced this btw).

I dont give them 10 days of sunlight before they go yellow/orange...

Strangely , other less expensives papers doesnt have that problem.

Canon photo paper pro is only good for albums or dark rooms

 

[Wayne]

Take your picture and put it in direct sunlight and You will see them
turning yellow (many others experienced this btw).

You should read the manual first (is shipped with the paper).

Canon photo paper pro is only good for albums or dark rooms

I have a picture on the wall for 2 years now (under glass) in a rather
sunny room and it hasn't faded even a bit. If you expose it to DIRECT
sunlight (or air), it's normal that it will fade.

So the pr-101 is not only good for "for albums or dark rooms". Keep it
in right conditions and you will see that other papers will fade after
some time and pr-101 will not.

Wayne

 

[Neysa Wilfong]

I do some photo retouching for people and print work - hobby only. I have
always used epson.
I do have an HP but I think it is really only good for text. Yes I can print
pictures and it is recommended for pictures but the ink runs and the
definition is not anywhere near the quality of epson.

Someone mention C82. I have C80. I am not totally thrilled with the color
matching and overall apperance of the final product even though it is
waterproof.

I run a epson 1270 at the moment that I am more or less happy with but it
does have a known problem with the ink if exposed to direct sunlight.

To me the best printer I've run is a epson 740 but I think it is out of date
now.
I have yet to have a photo I printed to fade and I have some exposed to a
lot of indirect sunlight everyday for the last 5 years or more.
People forget that even real photos will change in color in direct sunlight
over time. The very best thing to do is scan it, store it on CD and file an
original away in a photo safe environment. Also, give a copy of your stored
photos to at least one friend or family member just in case something
happens (I've known people's houses to burn down and they lost all their
pictures.)
I too will check into the cannon next time comes around to buy.