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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Ljupiter on August 12, 2013, 11:23:42 am

Title: mobile printers
Post by: Ljupiter on August 12, 2013, 11:23:42 am

Does anyone have suggestions for a mobile printer, for photo printing, battery operated if possible, to do up to 8x 10 prints
for under $600??
Thanks,

Title: Re: mobile printers
Post by: startkapital on August 13, 2013, 08:29:47 pm

I have been taking photos and printing them on proms, dancing events and stuff before.

I used two Epson Stylus Photo P50 (also known as Artisan 50) equiped with refillable cartriges and filled with pigmented inks from the manufacture OCP (K3 R2400 inkset).

With custom profiles these both printers did a lot of crazy working behind... I regually maintained both printers: cleaned them inside out, since these both aren't really pigmented based printers they could clogg pretty bad!

the outcome: perfect photographs on relatively cheap Polyethylene backcovered photo papers with awesome archivability.
I sold 8x10 photo for less then 3€ each and 4x6 photo for 1€ each.

500€ on one event was my minimum wage

Title: Re: mobile printers
Post by: Ljupiter on August 14, 2013, 10:12:54 pm

Thanks,
I am looking for a battery operated printer, I am not sure if the Epson Stylus Photo P50 comes with that option. I
am working out in the field.  Currently looking at the Canon Pixma iP100, I will add the Epson to the list.
Thanks,
LJupiter

Title: Re: mobile printers
Post by: inHaliburton on August 16, 2013, 01:02:16 pm

Consider running the printer from an inverter.

Title: Re: mobile printers
Post by: jferrari on August 16, 2013, 08:36:04 pm

+1 or a UPS running off the inverter.