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What're the best mini-photo-printers out there?
yalborap
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Christmas is coming up, and I'm looking into gifts to ask for. One thing that appeals to me is the idea of a miniature printer for my photography.
Here's what I NEED :
*Quality. If it sucks, it isn't worth it.
*Decent price. I'm not made of money, and neither are the people getting my Christmas lists.
*Long-lasting photos. If the things fade or run or anything like that, it just isn't worth it.
*PTP. I NEED to be able to print off my camera.
*Printing up to 4x6. If it can only do little business cards, it's useless.
Here's what I'd LIKE :
+Multiple ink cartridges. I'd rather not have to throw away a bunch of, say, yellow because I was obsessing over bright blue skies for a few weeks instead of deep sunsets.
+Battery pack. It'd, as the hip young kids say, "kick ass" to be able to just stash this thing in my bag and print out any really good/desired stuff on location.
+RAW support and card slots. It would be really nice to be able to print straight from the card, instead of having to run it through the camera.
+USB mass storage support. Would be way easier to just plug the camera in the old fashioned way instead of needing to switch modes or worry about support as much.
+Printing up to 8x10. I wouldn't need to go to a dedicated printshop much at all if I could get the same quality of all my prints at home.
Here's what I'd like to AVOID :
-Little contained packs of paper with ink. This is an almost criminal waste of resources.
-Weird, unsupported transfer formats. Kinda pointless if I can only print from my camera if it's a Sony from 1998, you know?
So, given these things, what're some good options for me? Thanks in advance.
Here's what I NEED :
*Quality. If it sucks, it isn't worth it.
*Decent price. I'm not made of money, and neither are the people getting my Christmas lists.
*Long-lasting photos. If the things fade or run or anything like that, it just isn't worth it.
*PTP. I NEED to be able to print off my camera.
*Printing up to 4x6. If it can only do little business cards, it's useless.
Here's what I'd LIKE :
+Multiple ink cartridges. I'd rather not have to throw away a bunch of, say, yellow because I was obsessing over bright blue skies for a few weeks instead of deep sunsets.
+Battery pack. It'd, as the hip young kids say, "kick ass" to be able to just stash this thing in my bag and print out any really good/desired stuff on location.
+RAW support and card slots. It would be really nice to be able to print straight from the card, instead of having to run it through the camera.
+USB mass storage support. Would be way easier to just plug the camera in the old fashioned way instead of needing to switch modes or worry about support as much.
+Printing up to 8x10. I wouldn't need to go to a dedicated printshop much at all if I could get the same quality of all my prints at home.
Here's what I'd like to AVOID :
-Little contained packs of paper with ink. This is an almost criminal waste of resources.
-Weird, unsupported transfer formats. Kinda pointless if I can only print from my camera if it's a Sony from 1998, you know?
So, given these things, what're some good options for me? Thanks in advance.
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I'd go with something like this
Then how about one that at least takes separate paper and ink, so I can keep going until one of the colors is dead?
this or this