We all know that the best printing results come from using the right combination of paper and inks and manufacturers certainly try to convince us that the best is to use their papers and their inks. That may be true or may not but certainly it is by far the most expensive option.
So I thought I'd just see what combos people have found to be good with the printer they use as it might give useful feedback to others still trying to find a cost effective solution.
So, i'll kick off with the following:
I use a Canon i9950 printer which has 8 cartridges, the usual black, cyan, magenta and yellow and then photo cyan and photo magenta. It then has two additions: green and red.
I have found that cartridges I get from printerinks.com are very good quality despite being a quarter of the price of Canon's own. I have tried cheaper ones, some as cheap as a pound a cartridge but haven't been impressed by either the quality or the longevity.
The papers I tend to use are: Jessops own brand glossy for A3+ posters.
For prints on A4 paper, I use Ilford Smooth pearl which is a lot cheaper than most but has a lovely finish and gives an excellent print out with the above inks. They show excellent contrast and detail.
Ok, what about you? I think the three pieces of info we need are: printer / inks / papers.
Cheers,
Rob
