Good Photo Printers

[G5orbust]

Hello all. I need some advice on buying a photo printer.

I need a printer that prints only 4x6 stills and has compact flash input. It must be able to be independant from a computer and must print fast with relatively good quality. I am inputing 4 megapixel images, so I will see if the printer does a crappy job.

Anyone have any suggestions or experience with these types of printers?

[Balin64]

Are you a school photographer?

I take my photography seriously. And, althouugh I love my Oly C-3040, taking my images through Photoshop and then printing to my trusty Epson 6 color SP 780 has kept me very happy for the last two years. If you are using Mac, I would shop Epson first though.

[miradu]

I have never found an epson printer that has worked. HP makes some very excellent 4 by 6 no border printers with CF input for only like $200. It can print 34 megapixel images (1200dpix1200dpix24 square inches of printing space)

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/ho/WF06b/18972-236251-64340-15100-f12-305325-305327-305328.html

[G5orbust]

Originally posted by miradu
I have never found an epson printer that has worked. HP makes some very excellent 4 by 6 no border printers with CF input for only like $200. It can print 34 megapixel images (1200dpix1200dpix24 square inches of printing space)

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/ho/WF06b/18972-236251-64340-15100-f12-305325-305327-305328.html

ahh good. This is the one I bought without even checking back with the thread.

Thanks for the responses.

[barrettd]

What about the Sony personal dye-sub printer?

Sony photo printer (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051384567420&type=product)

Seems like the quality and the life of the print would both be better than an inkjet, but I'm asking because I don't really know. I'd like to buy a photo printer, too, and I wasn't impressed with the HP prints. Has anyone used the Sony?

BD

[MIADolFan]

It is the best!!!! The sony EX5 is great.