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Post by hop2 on Jul 13, 2019 2:51:31 GMT
If I’m interested in printing at home just 4x6 or smaller, what printers should I look at?
Selphy?
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 13, 2019 2:56:07 GMT
I bought a Selphy several years ago, the print quality is ok. But I was always frustrated that I had to do a lot of tweaking to the colors and contrast to get the prints to turn out like I wanted them to. Not long after I bought the printer I had to upgrade my computer to one with Windows 8, and subsequently Windows 10. Canon never created drivers for my printer for those operating systems even though the printer was not old. So I could only use the printer from the built in card reader, not from my computer. That really ticked me off so I can't imagine me buying another Canon printer.
Right now I am researching the Epson line of 4x6 printers. But, I have been pleasantly surprised at how good 4x6 prints come out off my regular HP desktop printer. They even do borderless and a true 4x6 size unlike the Selphy.
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Post by mom on Jul 13, 2019 3:02:31 GMT
I had a Selphy and hated it because it wasn't a true 4x6.
I now have (and have used several years) and Epson Picturemate (not the 400, but the one released right before it). I LOVE it. I will probably upgrade to the 400 soon so I can print 5x7 size.
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Post by steakgoddess on Jul 13, 2019 7:18:53 GMT
I have the Epson PM-400 and love that little thing.
The quality of your paper MATTERS. I printed the same photo on two different types of paper and there was a huge difference.
I have a stack of cheaper Canon paper that isn’t the BEST quality I need to get through so right now I really only print photos that don’t need to be gorgeous.
Even though I have the printer, I prefer ordering prints for most of my photo needs.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 13, 2019 7:53:45 GMT
I have a well used Canon Pixma I’ve been very happy with you.
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Post by kiwikate on Jul 13, 2019 7:56:08 GMT
I have an old Canon MG5600. I have tried many other printers in between, but I love the quality of prints this one gives me. I buy the glossy 4x6 paper and can choose a border or to fill the page. Love it and will be very very sad when it finally dies!
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Post by amom23 on Jul 13, 2019 10:18:58 GMT
My experience is you can't beat the Epson pm-400. The photos it prints are just fabulous and you have the added option of printing 5x7.
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Post by hop2 on Jul 13, 2019 11:50:37 GMT
Even though I have the printer, I prefer ordering prints for most of my photo needs. I do too, but I do a daily photo journal/planner & I’m tired of the crooked Walgreens prints. I do 4 pictures per 4x6 in PL photo app and print 2x per week. I used to use sams club for 10cents per print. Sams club closed. Then I used my local Walmart for 15 cents per print. Now my Walmart closed. I’m left with Walgreens - usually can find a code so they are 15-20 cents it is handy to upload and just run in after work to pick them up. But the pictures aren’t rectangle the one side comes out concave from the machine and the ends aren’t perpendicular, it’s driving me batty! |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 13, 2019 12:34:07 GMT
Wow i hesitate with Eason I have an epson eco tank printer and it’s awful at pictures. It’s awful at everything but mass printing B&W documents.
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Post by KelleeM on Jul 13, 2019 12:46:52 GMT
I have the Epson PM-400 and love that little thing. The quality of your paper MATTERS. I printed the same photo on two different types of paper and there was a huge difference. I have a stack of cheaper Canon paper that isn’t the BEST quality I need to get through so right now I really only print photos that don’t need to be gorgeous. Even though I have the printer, I prefer ordering prints for most of my photo needs. Exactly what she said. I love that little PM-400! |
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Post by impearia on Jul 13, 2019 13:12:10 GMT
I too am interested, but to be honest I have had very poor luck with Epson which makes me wary of buying one. I have a Selphy which has been fine (as an above poster said as long as I tweak my edits, I think they look great). But would prefer something else. I HATED my Epson inkjet printer though...decisions...
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Post by mom on Jul 13, 2019 14:25:09 GMT
Wow i hesitate with Eason I have an epson eco tank printer and it’s awful at pictures. It’s awful at everything but mass printing B&W documents. My big Epson printer sucked at photos. But the Epson Photomate (PM) styles are awesome. |
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Post by Citygirl on Jul 13, 2019 14:27:59 GMT
Currently have the Epson PM-400 and had the Picturemate before that. Love them both. Never had any issues. I only upgraded so I could print wirelessly from my phone (game changer for me). As stated above paper does matter. I also love it for printing on journaling cards.
Hope you find something that works for you.
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Post by gramma on Jul 13, 2019 14:39:07 GMT
Another Canon Pixma user here.
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Post by kitbop on Jul 13, 2019 15:06:01 GMT
I have an old Canon MG5600. I have tried many other printers in between, but I love the quality of prints this one gives me. I buy the glossy 4x6 paper and can choose a border or to fill the page. Love it and will be very very sad when it finally dies! Hey, I have the same printer, and love it too! I recently had to clean the print heads (remove/soak) and it's back to perfect. A friend brought over her selphy for me to try last year and I didn't like the prints as well. Plus, it was much more expensive per print. I use high quality matte photo paper by HP for my favourite results. I use it seldomly now however, because I can't beat the price of Costco prints, and they are good quality! |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 13, 2019 23:14:20 GMT
Hmmm what about the Polaroid zinc system printer? If I really want to use it for my journal maybe I want to print each pic separately?
It would avg around 4-5 cents per 2x3 print which is what I’m paying at Walgreens for crooked frustrating prints. I could print right away instead of waiting 4 days.
I could still send out to print my ‘real’ 4x6 scrapbook photos as I’ve been doing.
I could ask Ex for the old photo printer we had. It printed great photos but damn it was expensive, so I always ordered at Sam’s club. So if I’m really never printing 4x6 @ home maybe it is really the 2x3 I should be looking at?
Hmmmm first world choices
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Post by amidwestkingdom on Jul 14, 2019 0:16:48 GMT
I have the Epson PM-400 and a Canon Pixma, I love them both and I use Epson Photo Paper, Canon Lustre Premium Photo Paper and Red River photo paper.
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Post by 2marbles on Jul 14, 2019 0:36:44 GMT
Love my new Epson PM 400! I'm taking it with me to a crop in a week....so fun!
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Post by gale w on Jul 14, 2019 18:38:52 GMT
I loved my first selphy. Colors were pretty good on it. When it died I had 3 sets of ink/paper so I ordered another selphy and it's just okay. Colors aren't great at all but I've heard that they're better if you print from a card or usb or something so I'll try that. Printing wirelessly from the phone results in really dark pics, even if I set the brightness on the printer all the way up.
I got turned off of epson picturemates after my first one died while it was still in the warranty period from the print heads clogging and the replacement lasted even less time. I only print pictures once or twice a year and possible a time or two in between so I need something that doesn't have to be used much.
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Post by huskermom98 on Jul 14, 2019 21:26:33 GMT
I bought the Picturemate PM400 last spring on a whim and I've been very happy with it. I print all of my regular photos through Snapfish, but for mini-albums (DD, WITL, etc.) I like to print at home. I also have an Epson 1430 Artisan wide-format printer; I liked the photo prints from that, but I definitely like having something smaller (and portable too).
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Post by impearia on Jul 16, 2019 7:25:20 GMT
Hmmmm, I have been looking around and having difficulting locating the Epson Picturemate 400 in Australia...the only place I can find one is Amazon Australia and they want $554 DOLLARS for a photo printer?! Come on...anyone in Australia know where these can be purchased for less?
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 16, 2019 13:56:09 GMT
I am also really happy with my Epson PM-400. The quality is great, easy set up and I get good prints even after not printing for a while.
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Post by Patter on Jul 16, 2019 18:58:01 GMT
I have had the older Epson PictureMate Charm, the Selphy, and the Epson PM-400. The PM-400 wins any day!!! Printing from it now as I type. Best photo printer out there IMO. Lots of threads here on the topic too. Be sure to do a search and see what others have said.  |
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Post by anniefb on Jul 16, 2019 19:44:40 GMT
Hmmmm, I have been looking around and having difficulting locating the Epson Picturemate 400 in Australia...the only place I can find one is Amazon Australia and they want $554 DOLLARS for a photo printer?! Come on...anyone in Australia know where these can be purchased for less? Unfortunately that's probably it. It's not available in Europe, NZ or Aus as far as I know. I've been toying with the idea of buying one from Amazon US because they do ship it to NZ. Can you still order off the Amazon US site? If so that might work out slightly cheaper. It's currently US$249.99. |
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Post by pancakes on Jul 16, 2019 21:00:01 GMT
I have a Canon MG7720 and a Selphy 910. I have zero issues with print quality with my Selphy, but the fact that it prints smaller than a 4x6 is an issue. I think it’d be excellent for someone who scraps using a traveler’s notebook, though. I love how the ink never dries out. Whenever I have issues with clogged print heads on my 7720 and I don’t have time to clean them, I just use my Selphy. Don’t print for months? Still works excellently.
If I were to do it again, I would probably get a Picturemate, though. The ink issues on my 7720 are enough of a pain in the ass that I’d consider printing my 6x8s from Persnickity Prints.
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Post by impearia on Jul 17, 2019 10:08:41 GMT
Hmmmm, I have been looking around and having difficulting locating the Epson Picturemate 400 in Australia...the only place I can find one is Amazon Australia and they want $554 DOLLARS for a photo printer?! Come on...anyone in Australia know where these can be purchased for less? Unfortunately that's probably it. It's not available in Europe, NZ or Aus as far as I know. I've been toying with the idea of buying one from Amazon US because they do ship it to NZ. Can you still order off the Amazon US site? If so that might work out slightly cheaper. It's currently US$249.99. Thank you anniefb! Sigh, do you ever get annoyed we seem to get the short end of the stick since we don't live in the U.S.? The Australian dollar is also very low right now, so I have no idea what a decent photo printer that is easily obtainable in Australia might be...my Selphy as i said is fine, but I am always in the market for other stuff. |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 17, 2019 12:41:33 GMT
Well, since good photo paper was mentioned, I bought really good photo paper and retried using my current Epson and nope nope nope it looks like a newspaper picture.
Ugh
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Post by anniefb on Jul 17, 2019 17:33:07 GMT
Sigh, do you ever get annoyed we seem to get the short end of the stick since we don't live in the U.S.? Yep definitely impearia. I'd have so many experiences when I'm looking for something locally and it's just not available. Or if it is, it's about 10x more expensive than in the US. |
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Post by gale w on Jul 17, 2019 22:46:59 GMT
I had to print a picture for bil today on my selphy. I transferred it to an sd card and printed it and it turned out great. I was curious so I printed it again from my phone and it was very close. The print from the sd card is just a little bit brighter. When we printed from a device before it was from dd's ipod touch. Maybe that was the issue. So prints from sd cards are better but prints from the phone are acceptable if that's the only option. eta comparison. Top is from an sd card (it cropped it weird-I guess because it wasn't the right ratio). Bottom is from my phone. Both were printed without messing with any settings on the selphy. I may have had brightness turned up from before but it's been unplugged for a while so I don't know if it saves those settings. I didn't check.  |
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Post by curiouscrafter on Jul 18, 2019 3:07:25 GMT
I had the Selphy - hated it.
I had the Kodak printer - hated it.
I now have Epson PictureMate PM-400 Wireless Compact Color Photo Printer - and LOVE IT.
It will print 5x7 and smaller. LOVE!!
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