I found that the break even point for prints is about 8x10, especially
using the bargain Illford Gallery paper I picked up a few years back, it
worked out to about 10¢ per sheet, which even with ink costs made an
8x10, or, 8 1/2 x 11 really, considerably less expensive than any of the
local printers would charge.
If I need to print anything smaller even Milford Photo can make any
standard size print up to 5x7 for less than I can*. At $1.00 a sheet of
more for paper I'm still able to make 8x10s for less, and I have at
least nominal control over every step in the process from camera to print.
*That is except for 4x6 proofs, until I run out of the Canon glossy
paper that someone gave me a couple of years ago. I don't make a lot of
those and even with the free paper I think I spend more on ink for the
2x6s than they would cost me at Walmart.
On 6/30/2019 7:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
mike wilson wrote on 6/30/19 1:34 PM:
I don't have walls enough to hang all the prints I could make there
with
the money I've saved by not buying more ink for that stupid Epson
printer.
I'm with Ralf. I realised, well over a decade ago, that I had spent
a four figure sum on hardware alone to print a three figure sum's
worth of prints. After a prolonged bout of self-butt-kicking, I
discarded the lot and have never been happier.
When I got back into photography about 12 years ago, I asked a friend
about prints. He said he had them done at Costco, it costs less per
print than doing them himself and they have a better printer than he'd
ever be able to afford. On top of that, they publish the ICC color
profiles.
About a month ago, the local Costco closed down their photo center, so
it's no longer a thirty minute wait and a 15 minute drive to pick up
prints. Fortunately, the Costco near my current jobsite still has
photo printing.
There are, however, some advantages to printing myself, such as paper
selection and being able to print any of my images, not just the
family friendly ones.
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