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Originally Posted by leon
May I suggest you print your own, I have been doing it for years with beautiful results.
A decent Canon printer, and Ilford Galerie papers (available from Image Science) and Canon Ink and your done.
You would be very surprised on how many A4 prints one can get from a set of ink cartridges.
And secondly you know you are using quality materials.
Check out Image Science they have a huge selection of papers at very relistic prices, and will send it to you door at a very reasonable price
Leon
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+1 I have an Epson A3+ photoprinter and use Ilford papers. use the paper profile from Ilford. Avoid Officeworks paper or third paper inks. They are NOT anything like using the real stuff. Colours will fade fast. The results are fantastic and the wall in my computer room is covered in 6x4 test prints over the years and the ones using Epson ink on Ilford paper are easy to spot, they are the ONLY ones that still have blacks and accurate colours. Prints are nice and sharp with no ink bleeding.
Just take the time to get your colour workflow/ calibration sorted and keep in mind ALL prints are going to look different as they are a reflective medium, that is on screen the light is projection the image to you but a print will look different depending on the light sources, angle and strength. A good print service should be able to work with your colour profile needs and you can usually go through a trial process of getting prints done at a smaller size (saves costs) to ensure the prints meet your needs. There is no such thing as "do/buy this and your prints will be perfect". Doing it properly needs a bit of work. Or maybe a cheap inkjet printer is enough for you? Only you can decide really.