Portfolio , i need to do one but what printer?

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Basically i have no printer and no portfolio to show my work off and its a little depressing so i need to get one done!

What printer would you recommend within a reasonable price £200 MAX?

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I've got a Epson R300 which I'm looking to replace. I'm seriously considering the Epson R800 which is just over the £200 mark or the R1400 which will give A3 printing as well, but again, just over the £200 mark.
 
I've got an Epson R320 which produces excellent quality prints. I did a mate's wedding photography last year with a Panasonic FZ7 (compact) and with some photoshop work the prints came out brilliant! I was really surprised at this.

It's also handy because it can print directly on to CD's and DVD's - in case you want to hand them out with your portfolio on them and have a nice disc cover.

One thing I have found though through using many different printers is the paper you use and printer settings. Using decent paper suitable for the job in hand can make all the difference as well as using the correct colour profiles etc.

Oh, the ink seems to be quite expensive also but it is a six individual ink tank system.

Hope this helps.
 
Not sure what size your after but I've just got myself a canon PIXMA ip4500 from here. Prints up to a resolution of 9600x2400dpi, twice the epsons. Prints borderless prints in around 36 seconds, what more can you ask for, especially at this price!! Also check this out for cheaper printing. Going to try it, i'll let you know how I get on!!
 
Send your images to a lab :) I bought an Epson A3 R2400 and although a fantastic printer, it eats (like most other inkjets) ink up.

Regards resolution in printers. Printing at the highest resolution means more ink...... Evben with the R2400 I don't use the highest and get amazing prints. I wonder if using a Canon at 9600x2400 uses even more ink for no gain at all!

Save all the cash you'd spend and you'd be able to buy many portfolio prints from a quality lab.
 
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Send your images to a lab :) I bought an Epson A3 R2400 and although a fantastic printer, it eats (like most other inkjets) ink up.

Regards resolution in printers. Printing at the highest resolution means more ink...... Evben with the R2400 I don't use the highest and get amazing prints. I wonder if using a Canon at 9600x2400 uses even more ink for no gain at all!

Save all the cash you'd spend and you'd be able to buy many portfolio prints from a quality lab.
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Wonder all you like:D As I say not had it long but have been running it against an r200 epson, same size carts (13ml?) both ramped up to high quality. The canons still got a little juice left, the epson has not. As for pq, your probably right about little difference, but why not double the resolution for no loss in £ or ink :D
 
Epson printers use very little ink if kept in use however if it is parked for a week or more it uses a load just getting it's head ready. Resolution is not the issue it once was as most Canon/Epson/Other Top Line printers are able to resolve a digital image up to A3 fairly easily. Paper choice is a big factor in ink use as it is for the apparent resolution of the finished image.

I use a R1800 which, if I am being honest, was a pain until I learned it's quirks. Now it pays it way quite handsomely and when it dies will be replaced by the R2400 or it's equivalent. :)
 
In summary, you can get some really good printers in a4 size for alot less than your budget. If your after a3 then there's the above mentioned printers, but you'll be lucky to pick one up for your budget, probabaly best off getting a printers to do those for you
 
When I decided to get an A3 printer I opted for the Canon i9950 which has now been

superceded. I have been totally delighted with it and will buy Canon again. A few of my photographer friends have Epson A3's and while they are happy with them, they find that it is necessary to clean the heads if the printer is noy used regularly.
 
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