I have to agree that a burner has taken over the inkjet duties. By that I mean
that I burn images to CD-R and get nearly perfect 4"x6" prints for $0.29 USD.
Wal-Mart uses the Fuji Frontier and Fuji paper. The next time I go, I'm gonna
use the Fuji Crystal profile to re-save the images from Photoshop. The profile
is available free in the download area of Pop Photo's web site.
www.popphoto.com I think.
On the other hand, I printed a grey scale (in color) on my $199 Epson 785 EPX
and got nothing resembling grey patches. Deep shadows are particularly uhmm
disappointing. I think the real-silver color images are actually cheaper than
my limited-life ink-jet prints too.
To be fair, I think the thread began with a discussion about the much nicer,
wide-carriage ink-jets. I have no experience with those and they're not in my
price range. I guess everyone needs something to print text on at home but now
that even Wal-Mart can print digital onto real silver paper, I'd recommend a
burner for photos. My 2 cents.
Lama
> From: Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> My experience is definitely different from the statement that Costco type
> places aren't a fair comparision. One of our national discount electronics
> chain stores (Futureshop) offers a digital photo service. They print the
> digital photos on conventional photographic paper using a Noritsu processor
> (basically a minilab with a digital interface) and they offer prints up to
> 12x18, which is the largest size the Noritsu's can handle. <edit> At
> C$12.00 (US$8.75) for a 12x18 print, I really find it hard to
> justify purchasing and maintinaing an ink jet photo printer. It really
> wouldn't give me any more control over my prints than what I already have
> (and if they screw up the printing I just get them to reprint it at no cost
> to me :-)
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