What is your fave Professional photo printer?

[Rottie]

I'm curious many of you who are professional or non professional photographers use which photo printers?

I just got a Canon Pixma Pro 100 printer!

 

[biostud]

I order online if I need printing.

 

[sonitravel09]

I use a ColorMunki Photo on my canon Pixmar at home, but I print on Epson's at work because it's free!

 

[Rottie]

It seems Anadtech members here do not have a Professional photo printer. I guess they use online for photo print.

 

[CuriousMike]

I think the better question is, "Who prints at all?"

I think I've printed ... maybe 100 4x6 photos in the last 5 years.

I used a service that printed some 13x19 photos for $3 last year; they turned out well.

I'd love to print more just for that print texture, but I never display anything.

 

[Gintaras]

http://www.adoramapix.com/app/home

 

[blastingcap]

I'm curious many of you who are professional or non professional photographers use which photo printers?

I just got a Canon Pixma Pro 100 printer!

It seems Anadtech members here do not have a Professional photo printer. I guess they use online for photo print.

Just because a company slaps a "pro" label on a printer name doesn't make it magic. Let me guess, you bought that Canon printer with one of those huge $400 Canon rebates? Do you realize Canon has several of those rebates every year? Do you realize the resale value of those printers, without the ink, is ~$20? Even with the ink, it's not worth that much, and I hope you get your rebate because otherwise you're looking at a massive loss. Not worth the risk to me, after I got screwed out of a couple of 4myrebate rebates recently, and 4myrebates is supposed to be one of the better companies.

And yes, your $20 printer still isn't as good as professional printing services. If I'm going to the trouble of printing, I'm going to do it with the best printer services, and maybe print it on metal. http://www.adoramapix.com/app/products/metalprints

 

[Rottie]

Just because a company slaps a "pro" label on a printer name doesn't make it magic. Let me guess, you bought that Canon printer with one of those huge $400 Canon printers? Do you realize Canon has several of those rebates every year? Do you realize the resale value of those printers, without the ink, is ~$20? Even with the ink, it's not worth that much, and I hope you get your rebate because otherwise you're looking at a massive loss. Not worth the risk to me, after I got screwed out of a couple of 4myrebate rebates recently, and 4myrebates is supposed to be one of the better companies.

And yes, your $20 printer still isn't as good as professional printing services. If I'm going to the trouble of printing, I'm going to do it with the best printer services, and maybe print it on metal. http://www.adoramapix.com/app/products/metalprints

Yeah I have seen several Canon rebates but I never use rebate. When I first got a Canon Powershot A610 digital camera I never thought about printing service when I bought a Canon Pixma iP4000 printer and it printed 8 x 11 glossy paper it looks so stunning. That is how I hooked it. Until I lost my iP4000 and CanoScan 4200 I ended up bought a cheap Canon AIO MX330 it is not a photo printer I needed so I went to Kinko for printing service the print is ok on plain paper. Until recently a guy who is selling Pixma Pro 100 and sold me for just 20.00 he told me it was a brand new he just need a rebate that is all. Anyway I like doing it at home than going to printing service or online then waiting for few days to arrive. I guess that is me.

 

[Rottie]

http://www.adoramapix.com/app/home

Thank you for the link I really like metal print..I will think about it later even though I haven't test with my new printer just yet.

 

[blastingcap]

Yeah I have seen several Canon rebates but I never use rebate. When I first got a Canon Powershot A610 digital camera I never thought about printing service when I bought a Canon Pixma iP4000 printer and it printed 8 x 11 glossy paper it looks so stunning. That is how I hooked it. Until I lost my iP4000 and CanoScan 4200 I ended up bought a cheap Canon AIO MX330 it is not a photo printer I needed so I went to Kinko for printing service the print is ok on plain paper. Until recently a guy who is selling Pixma Pro 100 and sold me for just 20.00 he told me it was a brand new he just need a rebate that is all. Anyway I like doing it at home than going to printing service or online then waiting for few days to arrive. I guess that is me.

There are definite advantages to printing at home such as speed, convenience, and privacy. The Canon Pixma Pro 100 is fine when used with proper photo paper, and it's better than some other printers, but the really high-end online printing services are hard to beat.

 

[Gintaras]

And yes, your $20 printer still isn't as good as professional printing services. If I'm going to the trouble of printing, I'm going to do it with the best printer services, and maybe print it on metal. http://www.adoramapix.com/app/products/metalprints

I've tried prints on metal @ Adorama, have one hanging on my wall - 20x30, it has wooden board attacher on the back - for hanging:

Thank you for the link I really like metal print..I will think about it later even though I haven't test with my new printer just yet.

I like prints on Kodak metallic paper @ Adorama, have printed 20x30, 11x14, 8x10....

 

[ronitbajaj]

I am using the Canon Pixma Pro-1 for professional photo.

 

[Kaido]

I'm curious many of you who are professional or non professional photographers use which photo printers?

I just got a Canon Pixma Pro 100 printer!

I used to have a 6-color Epson, which was amazing, but the ink costs were out of control (even using Swift Ink & stuff) and it was always a hassle to use. I switched to online printing as well. If I'm in a pinch, I just run down to Staples if I need something same-day.

But I don't even really print out 4x6" photos anymore...the on-demand printed photobooks have gotten down to reasonable rates, especially with coupons & Groupons, that you can just make stuff like family photobooks for a really reasonable fee, rather than just having hordes of photos to go through or to have to put into a scrapbook or photo album.

 

[Syborg1211]

The trouble I have with having your own printer is that once you install the ink, it has a shelf life and dries out on its own regardless of how much you print. I don't print often so I'd basically have to buy new ink every time I did decide to print. Just not economical, not to mention printing services calibrate their printers and can print larger sizes than personal printers.