I Print a LOT of photos. Just bought 800 sheets of A4 Gloss Photo paper and I buy ink by the liter. I'll be printing about 6-700 A4 pics in the next week or so.
Canon printers are the only ones I will use. I just bought 5x TS 6260's to replace my pile of 7260's and am entirely happy with the things. Still have a few 72's but I needed something with a scanner and I could tie wirelelessly to the camera's.
The TS6260s do everything you want and a lot more. I hate 6x4's with a passion but they will certainly print them if that's what your proclivities run to. I'd suggest trying some 5x7's or 6x8's ( half A4) which are big enough to see some real detail in. I rarely print anything smaller than A4 which impress by their size alone.
I refill the carts or buy Refillable ones. Yes, I have read all the alarmist BS about the aftermarket ink destroying your printer but after using probably 50L of ink in total through 30+ Printers, I have yet to see an issue. I usually drill the plug out of the OEM carts, refill the ink and then plug the hole with a little Silicone plug that I get from the ink suppliers. Use the things Dozens of times with no problem. There are refillable carts available now which are cheaper than the OEM carts so I have bought them and am selling the original ink on fleabay and getting my money back so the printers are costing the $14 the refillable ink carts cost.
IMHO the aftermarket ink is BETTER than the OEM because it is more true to life rather than the screaming over saturated colours the OEM inks can generate.
A cart refill costs literally about 3 cents. The OEM Ink costs more than I pay for the printers. I buy ink one litre at a time in each colour but you can also get it in little 100Ml bottles which would probably last most people years. Works out at about a dozen carts worth. When you refill them make sue to use the clip on the bottom or the ink can run straight out when the carts are open without the plug and don't try squeezing in every last drop.
Mate of mine bought one of the canon printers with the built in tanks and reckons that's great too. I wasn't aware of the Print res these things could do or I may have bought some of those but not to worry. Printers are disposable to me and If I do one job and throw he things away I'm not worried. Thing is they never fall over till they hit the pre built in limits which they DO have. I seem to get 5-700 A4 prints before the things give trouble. This is in the form of the Ink absorber that only allows a certain number of cleaning cycles then basically shuts the unit down.
I have read things online about over riding this and replacing them which requires the unit be pulled apart. I just throw them out and get a new one out the cupboard and go with that.
It's pre planned BS obsolescence they all have these days.
The wifi connection the 6250 has is very handy. Not only can everyone in the house print what they want from phones, tablets, laptops etc, I have set my camera up so I can be shooting a job, have the printer on a table and print the pic with the the press of a Button on the camera. Probably old tech but Bloody handy for me.
I have tried Epsom printers, There are a couple of High end models up the back atm that have probably done less than 50 Prints that I'm waiting to put out on cleanup.
Things sound like they have a handfull of gravel in them and the print quality that was so revered online and why I bought them dissapointed miserably. From what I read, they were miles ahead of the canons. That did not prove to be the case and the way the things worked I found a complete pain in the arse.
I would suggest if you have had a canon before, stick with them. I haven't found anything better and more versatile, better value and user friendly.
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