printing color photographs
Posted: 26 Jul 2014, 12:06
I am in the process of thinking to buy a printer for printing photograph, in the context of being more active in photography. I am looking on the net but also having some discussions with salesmen in the shops. Its is not evident to reconcile the different opinions. If you have some experience with photograph printing, it would be really appreciated.
1.0 General article on the specific usage of printers including photo printers:
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-10149_102-2 ... -printers/
The major conclusion, is that given the cost of photographs you better have them print online thru a print service. It seems that wallmart does a pretty good job.
2.0 Different point of view on the question of inkjet vs laser color printing are provided in the following links. If you still want to buy a color printer for printing photographs:
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7590_102-12 ... -printing/
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001400.htm
Laser is faster, maybe up to ten times faster than inkjet color printer depending on the printers compared. They are also cheaper per page than inkjet, though inkjet cartridge are cheaper to buy. But inkjet definition would be better, though the colors would fade with time. Which is not the case of laser printer. However, laser does the job: you will have the photos with the quality of a picture on a calendar. Though most most laser laser printers are quite voluminous and heavy (hp for sure), some are getting smaller, cheaper and sharper.
Inkjet printers are really lightweight compared to laser printers. Very small size inkjet printer exist which could be a criteria of choice. However, accordingly they produce smaller photographs.
From what I have read and gathered talking with different salesman, in similar cost categories, samsung is producing some of the smallest color laser printers at a very competitive cost compared to hp and it seems with a sharper definition. In addition, its toner cartridges would be considerably cheaper.
An exception concerning inkjet printers is the selphy of canon which uses a thermal process (suggestion of obosan and brokenman), Here the ink is cooked. Contrarily to the usual inkjet color printers this process will produce waterproof and long lasting photographs (claimed to last a hundred years).
With the laser printer, matte paper yields the best output for photographs:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3098144
3.0 Some specific printers:
3.1 Samsung CLP415NW laserjet printer.
Good review for the color laser Samsung CLP415NW which prints color output at a rate of 6 pages per minute (almost the same a CLP415):
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409964,00.asp
All I found at my nearby printer dealer is Samsung C460DW. I will look at how they compare and report. The procedure to install the C460DW under ubuntu is here. I will see if it is easy to adapt to slackware or porteus:
- for the printer driver:
- for the installation:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/170880/h ... ng-printer
Its driver installation procedure for be done according to these threads:
http://www.beginninglinux.com/home/prin ... d-scanners
http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/supported.html
Driver download:
http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/driver/Un ... .36.tar.gz
3.2 PC magazine on Canon SELPHY-CP910:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455254,00.asp
The price is really competive at 99$ canadian. Printing a photo takes 54 seconds. However, it is hard to say what I really think, I would have to compare this small printer of yours to other color printers to make my mind. Though the thermal process seems a very good one. They claim that the photography produced can last a hundred years. Which is not the case of standard ink printers which photos fade after a few years.Color laserjet HP MFP M177FW
Inkjet HP7520
Inkjet Canon PIXMA M67120
Inkjet Canon PIXMA IP100
1.0 General article on the specific usage of printers including photo printers:
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-10149_102-2 ... -printers/
The major conclusion, is that given the cost of photographs you better have them print online thru a print service. It seems that wallmart does a pretty good job.
2.0 Different point of view on the question of inkjet vs laser color printing are provided in the following links. If you still want to buy a color printer for printing photographs:
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7590_102-12 ... -printing/
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001400.htm
Laser is faster, maybe up to ten times faster than inkjet color printer depending on the printers compared. They are also cheaper per page than inkjet, though inkjet cartridge are cheaper to buy. But inkjet definition would be better, though the colors would fade with time. Which is not the case of laser printer. However, laser does the job: you will have the photos with the quality of a picture on a calendar. Though most most laser laser printers are quite voluminous and heavy (hp for sure), some are getting smaller, cheaper and sharper.
Inkjet printers are really lightweight compared to laser printers. Very small size inkjet printer exist which could be a criteria of choice. However, accordingly they produce smaller photographs.
From what I have read and gathered talking with different salesman, in similar cost categories, samsung is producing some of the smallest color laser printers at a very competitive cost compared to hp and it seems with a sharper definition. In addition, its toner cartridges would be considerably cheaper.
An exception concerning inkjet printers is the selphy of canon which uses a thermal process (suggestion of obosan and brokenman), Here the ink is cooked. Contrarily to the usual inkjet color printers this process will produce waterproof and long lasting photographs (claimed to last a hundred years).
With the laser printer, matte paper yields the best output for photographs:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3098144
3.0 Some specific printers:
3.1 Samsung CLP415NW laserjet printer.
Good review for the color laser Samsung CLP415NW which prints color output at a rate of 6 pages per minute (almost the same a CLP415):
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409964,00.asp
All I found at my nearby printer dealer is Samsung C460DW. I will look at how they compare and report. The procedure to install the C460DW under ubuntu is here. I will see if it is easy to adapt to slackware or porteus:
- for the printer driver:
- for the installation:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/170880/h ... ng-printer
Its driver installation procedure for be done according to these threads:
http://www.beginninglinux.com/home/prin ... d-scanners
http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/supported.html
Driver download:
http://www.bchemnet.com/suldr/driver/Un ... .36.tar.gz
3.2 PC magazine on Canon SELPHY-CP910:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455254,00.asp
The price is really competive at 99$ canadian. Printing a photo takes 54 seconds. However, it is hard to say what I really think, I would have to compare this small printer of yours to other color printers to make my mind. Though the thermal process seems a very good one. They claim that the photography produced can last a hundred years. Which is not the case of standard ink printers which photos fade after a few years.Color laserjet HP MFP M177FW
Inkjet HP7520
Inkjet Canon PIXMA M67120
Inkjet Canon PIXMA IP100