Practical Photography - UK (2019-09)

136 PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY

HERE’SSOMETHING

specialaboutholding

a printin yourhands.

It ’stheculminationof

hardworkandtime

spentplanning,shootingand

editing,andcompletingthis

jo urneyby producingyourown

high-qualityprintsathomeon a

la rgerscaleis nowan achievable

prospect.Notonlydoesbeing

inchargeof yourprintprocess

allowyouprecisecontrolover

yourfinalimage,butitcanalso

helpto keepthecostsdown.

Theinitialoutlaywillbe offset

byeachprintyouproduce,rather

thanoutsourcingyourprintingto

a printshopor onlineprovider.

Tohelpyouchoosethebestfor

yourneeds,we’vegathered

togethera setof ourfive

favouritehigh-qualityA3 home

printers at a range of budgets.

CanonPIXMA

iP 8750£2 00

Hittingbackwitha valueoptionof

itsown,theCanonPIXMAiP8750is

a competentalternativeto its Epson

counterpart.It usesa six-inksystem,

boastingChromaLife100+techfor

long-lastingprints.TheiP8750’sinkjet

FI NEprintheadboastsa minimum1pl

dropletsize,creatingextra-fine,highly

accurateprints.

In termsof resolution,Canonsaysthis

canmanageup to 9600x2400dpi,which

addsto thequality.Youcansendyour

imagesoverWi-Fifromyourhome

computer,as wellas a smartphoneor

tabletusingthefreeapp– a veryhandy

feature.Its capabilitiesincludebeingable

toprintdirectlyontoa CD.Thesystem

is alsoan all-in-oneofficescannerand

copier,butphotoqualityis definitelyits

highestpriority.

It ’s a printerthatrivalstheEpsonfor

versatility,so it’sanothergreatoptionfor

homeprintingon a budget.canon.co.uk

EpsonExpression

Phot oXP-960£2 00

TheWi-Fi-readyExpressionfrom

Epsonis a verycapableprinter,giving

goodqualityresultsin a relatively

budget-friendlyandcompactform.

It comeswitha six-colourClariaPhoto

HDinksetanda 4.3intouchscreento

helpspeedup yourworkflow.It can

evenprintdirectlyfromanSD card.

It fea turesa 5760x1440dpi,anda

1.5plvariabledropletsize,whichit

shareswiththeSC-400,allowingfor

detailedprints.It doesn’tquitehavethe

sameversatilityin paperchoices,but

that’snotsurprisinggiventhatit’soneof

thelowerpricedofferingsin thisgroup.

Onegreatbenefitof theExpression

XP-960is its all-in-oneapproach.Not

onlydo yougetan A3 printer,it’salso

a sc anner,andyoucanprintto DVDs.

Thisis an idealchoiceif youwantto

replaceyourcurrentofficesetupwith

somethinggearedmoretowardsquality

photoprinting.epson.co.uk

GetIntoGear

of thebest

hi gh-quality

A3 printers

Produceyourown

super-sizedprints to

showcaseyourbest

sh otswith thispick

ofA3 homeprinters.

SPECPr intresolution:9600x2400dpi

Dropletsize:1pl/ Inkcolours: 6

SPECPr intresolution:5760x1440dpi

Dropletsize:1.5pl/ Inkcolours: 6