I am a visual artist who typically works in mixed media. Would this be a good printer for me? I am interested in archival, matte, giclee prints.
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I am able to print beautiful 13 x 19 prints with this printer. I only use Epson paper and inks. They frame well and are archival. I love this printer except for smaller sized paper which does not feed reliably. I thinbk you should be satisfied with the quality of the work it produces.
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I use this printer for printing my photographs. Epson has a wide range of papers. Their Signature Worthy brand offers a variety of finishes. These papers are expensive, but I find that for my photos they print very well. The prints at 13x19 are amazing.
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I don't see why not. I am also an artist and have made beautiful prints of my paintings using this printer. For best results, a good quality scanner is mandatory. Mine is a large-format scanner that handles a 12 X 17 image, but if you work smaller, a standard size scanner should be fine. Also try to use the best photo paper you can afford- I prefer a matte surface.
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Yes and it does a very nice job BUT remember photo printers often have 5 to 9 ink cartridges for the finest definition and graduation in color and blacks. Most people would be very happy with a photo from this printer. To be sure I printed a photo on my professional $1400 photo printer and this printer . The print was very acceptable but not true photo quality. Most would not notice unless they were side by side. In the recent past I have owned photo all in one like the - Epson Expression Photo XP-850 - 6 color --- they do a beautiful job for photos but ate more expensive to use. It all depends just how particular you are!
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I didn't purchase for photo printing, but I have printed a couple of photos and it was okay. If you are wanting a printer to print many photos, this is not the printer.
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Hi Judith, the color printing is pretty good for home & personal use. But if you want really true colors, then it's not that great.
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I use it to print documents. This is not a good printer for photos. The ink saturates too much and the resolution is pretty bad.
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YES You will be very satisfied. Be sure to choose BEST when setting up print. I am a graphite artist and can print larger prints.
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Hello Bridgette,My experience with the V500 has been excellent with prints as well as slides. From a performance standpoint it would be difficult to get better results regardless of price. While it is not a high speed production device, it certainly satisfies the needs of the average home user. Hope this helps.MB
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I'm not quite sure what you standards are on "Photo Quality", I purchased 3 of these to use for my business and it is really living up to my standards. The toner lasts a VERY long time for the volume that I use it, it prints very fast, and I have yet to experience any troubles with the printer. For photo printing you may look at inkjets that are more used for that level of printing. However, this is not to say that the printer does not print well. I am quite satisfied with the level of color printing quality that this printer produces.
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I agree its a great printer. works with Mac OS 10.9.2 when I am on that network which is primarily windows 7 & 8 machines. I have had no issues printing from either microsoft office or pages/numbers. It is a higher speed / B&W; printer that I think does well on shades of grey images. I also have a Brother 9840 color printer that I have no issues connecting to, scanning or printing to in a wireless configuration as well as a Brother 2270, also wireless. The 6180 has, in my opinion, the best performance/price ratio of the B&W; printers.
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I have not used this printer for photos, I have a photo centric printer for that duty. For printing presentations and general output, the color output looks great, accurate and bright, never blotchy or streaky.
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Sorry, I am a life long Mac person, but I would think a printer of this brand and price point would be. Suggest you Google your question. Also you might try to find a PC users group online and post your question there.
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yes sir/madam, this printer will print only 4x6 photos and it is fantastic , i have 6 of them. you will have to use it every day or every next day to prevent the print heads from clogging. to clean the heads , the printer uses a lot of ink in that process so, if you are going to print seldomly, then do not buy this printer. i am a photographer and i use one of the six printers every day, the rest are spears. good luck
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Yes, the quality of prints is good but the printer itself can be cranky at times. Be prepared to fuss with settings, drivers, and the paper feeder.
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We have 2. I love them both. One has held up exceptionally for about 3yrs, the other we've had about a yr. I didn't pay more than $35 for either of mine. I would just keep checking back. Depending on the prints some are very limited, neither of our prints are in production anymore. They clean up exceptionally well, even if you bought a used one to save a few it will most likely look new. Good luck!
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Hi L,I have never used it to print photos yet. But, from what I can tell, the color printing from websites is good! Black/white documents don't seem to be as clear as my old canon, but , honestly, have not used it very much since i bought it... sorry can't be much more help, but, let me know what you think?Chris
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I have not used it for photos yet but overall, this printer is amazing. I love it. I do plan to use it for photos and I am not concerned about it. It has great print quality.