Photo Quality Printer

**Big Jack** · 11-16-2006, 04:20 PM

I have an Epson 925, that I bought when I got my Rebel. It makes decent prints, up to 8.5x11.

I found its way cheaper to have the pics printed online, and mailed to me. I found a place online that will do 8x10s VERY cheap. It is nice to have around, sorta like a polaroid for printing snaps, but I rarely use it as a photo printer anymore. I

**Quint** · 11-16-2006, 07:25 PM

Epson by far is the best photo printer on the market I have the Epson stylus photo2200. Their ink is the highest quality best ink on the market. It has a life time of 100's of years. I have Epson photo's printed on super B size paper 13x19 that have been hanging on my wall in my office in the sunlight for over 3 years that have not degraded in anyway right besides photo's that I printed on my HP which are now yellow. Only drawback with the epson is you really need to use the epson photo paper.

**LungJian** · 11-17-2006, 03:43 AM

Epson originally guesstimated a lifespan of "over 200 years" for their inks about 5-7 years ago. Since then, they have guesstimated "50-100 years" and "over 100 years" at various times. There's really no way to be sure and individual care of printed photos will make a huge difference.

Keep your prints out of direct sunlight. If they are to be displayed, use UV filtered glass in the frame.

**WOXOF** · 11-17-2006, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by LungJian

Epson originally guesstimated a lifespan of "over 200 years" for their inks about 5-7 years ago. Since then, they have guesstimated "50-100 years" and "over 100 years" at various times. There's really no way to be sure and individual care of printed photos will make a huge difference.

Keep your prints out of direct sunlight. If they are to be displayed, use UV filtered glass in the frame.

Sorry for the threadjack here.

LungJian, what do you think of the old cellophane debate. Should I leave it on my cigars or take it off?

**Quint** · 11-17-2006, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by LungJian

Epson originally guesstimated a lifespan of "over 200 years" for their inks about 5-7 years ago. Since then, they have guesstimated "50-100 years" and "over 100 years" at various times. There's really no way to be sure and individual care of printed photos will make a huge difference.

Keep your prints out of direct sunlight. If they are to be displayed, use UV filtered glass in the frame.

The proof in the pudding for me was having pictures side by side for the same length of time and seeing the difference between the 2. I have pictures printed from HP and Epson just hanging on cubicle wall not in any type of frame. Epson still looks excellant and like I said in previous post Hp has yellowed. But LungJian is correct, in every case you should try and protect from UV exposure.