Is there something unique about photo ink?
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My photos do not print with the correct color if I fail to use the photo ink cartridge.
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As I understand it, photo ink is a higher grade of ink that results in a better quality of picture and the ability to produce more shades of the darker color.
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I'm not a professional photographer, but I do take and print lots of photos. And I am quite demanding, regarding quality. I consider these inks to be comparable in quality to Canon.
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I really don't have a count on that, but, I print lots of photos and half fold cards. The ink lasts for months. It is so worth it!
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This same company also sells ink refills. They carry pigment ink and dye ink, i have used both and don`t really see a difference.
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If you have printed photos on a printer, it is basically similar. I found it to be fairly simple.
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That's a tough question really because there are a number of factors involved. I can't say for certain because I don't exclusively print photos. The ink has lasted quite a while with me printing all my power point lectures for college in color. A couple of my professors are picture happy. I have printed only a few actual photos though.
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I have used it in my hp photossmart and a Canon printer. Seems like ink is ink as far as I can tell from this. It should come with the ink bottles, plastic syringe, and long metal needles for filling the cartridges. My 2nd order arrived without the needles, so if you buy this, make sure they are included when you recv. your order.
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Yep, I still have 100 freshly sealed-packed 'HP Premium Plus' and some opened quantity of 50 (for a total of about 150 or so), fed it to the Artisan 810 and the results were atrocious! The ink does not dry and the pics looked like a bunch of old photographs from 1981 -- sort of yellowish, brownish sepia effect with black dots all over. Then I decided to print on some of the samples that came along with the Epson and the prints were the best I've seen so far, also, the inks dried up instantly. As a matter of fact they looked better than the ones produced by your local Walgreen's or Rite-Aid.
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Printers that print photo quality often have an ink slot for the gray cartridge.
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an image drum is different from actual ink cartridges, its likely you need ink in addition to the image drum
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I have not used my printer for photos, so don't have experience to answer your questions. I would think that with photos of that size, 8 1/2 x 11, that would be typical because of the intense ink usage for photos.
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Not without photo ink but the results are worth the extra costs. The quality is superior but I will not use refurbished cartridges. The quality was not as good the one time I used them.
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I have been using this ink with photo glossy paper, also for advertising materials. Glossy
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I've noticed much better results when printing photographs using Epson photograph paper rather than some other brand, probably because the Epson ink is specifically formulated to be used with that specific paper. Do also remember that a copy is really also a photograph. You may need to scan the piece you want to copy and then manipulate the color registration in a program like Photoshop before printing it to get the best results. If Photoshop is beyond your budget, I've also had excellent results with Corel's PaintShop Pro.
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Pigment ink has bigger particles. It is more likely to clog, long term. Find out from the manufacturer if the print head can handle the change from dye to pigment ink. Going from pigment to dye ink, I would assume would be OK,but I would still check. the cartridge may have to be changed out. Pigments last longer and look better for photos, and cost more. Dye is fine for text and color apps you do not need to archive.
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They aren't very receptive as far as ink is concerned. You'd possibly have to print duplicates, then put them together and burn your art work if you're silk screen printing.
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Yes - it is a regular printer with photo capability. Mine did not last very long before it died. Have to use Canon ink only, something about chips in the cartridges or something like that.