[Brown]

any used one - i'm thinking of getting a Canon Pixma iP3000.

something with pict bridge technology would be cool.

[lucidcreations]

i have the ip1500, its got the same print heads but not pict bridge, which im not really interested. The print quality is fantastic for a few hundred £ printer let alone one that costs £45!! The colour cartridge is a little small but has lasted me quite a while and its only £12 on the high street and far less on the net.

I print A4 full colour photos in about 30 - 40 secs.

Make sure you spend the money on photo paper though. I only use Ilford and get far better results than Kodak, Fuji and Canons paper.

[stickmus]

I've never really seen the point. If you can get prints for as cheap as you can down at boots (I think if you order enough, you can get em for about 10p a print), or asda, why spend money on a cheap printer that won't produce anywhere near as good a results. Not to mention the ink and paper costs.

[lucidcreations]

The print quality from places like Boots, Tescos or Snappy Snaps just don't compare when it comes to sharpness, contrast and saturation to my printer. But you need to make sure you machine is calibrated.

I use the printer for doing larger prints, when it comes to bulk prints like holiday snaps then i stick them into the high street places. But if its for the wall, college or work then I use my printer.

Plus the fuckwits in those shops keep cropping my images when they are set-up for the correct print size whether i use a bleed margin or not.

[stickmus]

Shows what I know!

[Brown]

Originally Posted by stickmus

I've never really seen the point. If you can get prints for as cheap as you can down at boots...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4092653.stm

[stickmus]

Always consistent at the beeb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3626373.stm

[lucidcreations]

haha

[Grant]

There is a good review on home photo printers in the January issue of Practical Photography magazine.