Canvas Printer - suggestions

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i am looking at investing in a canvas printer possible to print maximum width of 30" on canvas, any suggestions?

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try xxxl in germany but very good and will post before xmas
yours gwh
 
my apologies its xxl yours gwh
 
I've not tried the canvas options, but Tesco and Aldi online photo printing look good value.
 
I think the OP is looking to invest in an actual canvas printer not canvas prints...

Google search brings up shed loads of options...

Cheers...Kevin
 
yeah i found a few and have looked at different models just wondered if anyone had any experience of them with printing canvases.

cheers
 
What's your budget? I would look at something like a second hand Epson 7800 which takes up to 24" rolls. Will take canvas and a multitude of 24" paper. If your budget stretches further, you can look at the latest range, the Epson 7900.
 
to follow up what Messiah Khan just said the wider models are the 44" 9800 and the newer 9900.

I personally run a Epson 7800 with the Imageprint RIP.
 
mho said:
to follow up what Messiah Khan just said the wider models are the 44" 9800 and the newer 9900.

I personally run a Epson 7800 with the Imageprint RIP.
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Aye, if the budget is big, then go for 9800 or 9900. I run a 7600, 9600, 7800 and 9800. All great printers, although the x800 series are better due to them running K3 inks (Which also makes it much easier to match the colour management with the 3800 printers).

What version of Imageprint do you use mho? I'm using version 6 for the 7800 and 9800, and version 7 for the 7600 and 9600. Have to say I think I prefer version 6 to 7. Not a bad RIP, but it does have some annoying quirks.
 
Messiah Khan said:
What version of Imageprint do you use mho? I'm using version 6 for the 7800 and 9800, and version 7 for the 7600 and 9600. Have to say I think I prefer version 6 to 7. Not a bad RIP, but it does have some annoying quirks.
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I'm running Imageprint v7 on the Epson 7800 I find it better to use than v6 but it's a bit querky at times, however its the best rip i have found for photographic use. I have been looking at adding a 9800 or 9900 as well as i'm finding increasingly my clients are after larger and larger prints.
 
budget isnt massive and would have to be looking at second hand.

not too up on what is required and costs of running the printer so advice is welcommed.

basically all i want to do is print onto canvas with dimensions around 20" x 30" if possible
 
donkeymusic said:
budget isnt massive and would have to be looking at second hand.

not too up on what is required and costs of running the printer so advice is welcommed.

basically all i want to do is print onto canvas with dimensions around 20" x 30" if possible
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I would recommend the Epson 7600 its a 24" wide printer, and can be picked up in good condition reasonably cheaply now.
 
mho said:
I would recommend the Epson 7600 its a 24" wide printer, and can be picked up in good condition reasonably cheaply now.
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any ideas where i could get on reasonably cheap? looked on ebay but not sure where else to look.
 
mho said:
I would recommend the Epson 7600 its a 24" wide printer, and can be picked up in good condition reasonably cheaply now.
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I agree, good printer and I have seen them go for about £800-£900 on ebay. If you can stretch the budget I would try and go for an Epson 7800 instead though due to the K3 inks being better and suffer less from Metamerism. These printers are 24", so you can make prints up to 24" wide by up to 30 metres long (most paper stock comes in rolls up to 30 metres. )

There are a few things to bare in mind when working out the price of a setup like this though; The printer obviously (~£900). The paper or canvas. Depending on what you get, expect to pay up to £250 for a roll. Should last you ages though. The ink (~£45 per cartridge x 9 cartridges = £405). Although the ink is likely to cost you a lot to start with, it will last you ages, especially if you use a well setup RIP, which bring us nicely to the; RIP. The RIP essentially replaces the printer driver and is the program you print from. The one me and mho is Colorbyte Imageprint (~£920). It does have it's quirks, but overall it is a good piece of software and helps save ink and paper and get the best out of your printers. One of the great things about Imageprint is that it comes with access to a huge database of colourprofiles for loads of paper, including profiles for different viewing conditions.

So you are looking at about £2500 in total. But that will get you a very good setup capable of printing pro quality prints at low cost per unit. I've got a breakdown of costs based on a range of paper stocks, but it's at work, so I'll post it up tomorrow if I remember. Hope that helps. :)



Edit; Here's the print cost calculator I made. Some of the formulas are based on estimates and averages, so may vary in accuracy, but it should be fairly close to reality;

http://www.afowler.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Roll-paper-costs.xlsx
 
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