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I can't recommend any products but if she wants prints 'on the hoof' how's she going to carry round a printer as well? Are they battery powered? That said, Polaroid prints are small, square and expensive so you have running costs.
Best thing, unless she's set on a Polaroid 'cos they is quite cool, is a compact camera and get the prints made online (or at home if you want the faff).
Best thing, unless she's set on a Polaroid 'cos they is quite cool, is a compact camera and get the prints made online (or at home if you want the faff).
S70JPS said:
She wants to be able to get prints at home without having to send off for them or take a memory stick to the shop. Polaroid seem a massively expensive way of doing this.
Agreed, and very limiting too. For home printing all you need is a £50 colour printer from PC World - but use quality inks and paper for best results. It's quicker than ordering online, but tedious to do and relatively expensive on ink and paper - you're sure to waste loads too.The point of a Polaroid is, or was before they got used for ary-farty stuff, instant prints wherever you happen to be. So if you're visiting a castle and you want to have a print of your photos of the castle before you leave, then it's Polaroid all the way. But I can't see why anyone would need that. If you want good and cheap, upload to Photobox etc. If you want fast, print at home.
Canon Selphy printers do a good job for a 6x4 dye sub print. Not cheap but have the feel of a "proper" print on thick paper. Works out about 20p/print if you buy large boxes of the refills. Practical for a half-a-dozen prints or so done quickly, any more and you're better off using DSCL and waiting for the post.
GSalt said:
Canon Selphy printers do a good job for a 6x4 dye sub print. Not cheap but have the feel of a "proper" print on thick paper. Works out about 20p/print if you buy large boxes of the refills. Practical for a half-a-dozen prints or so done quickly, any more and you're better off using DSCL and waiting for the post.
Would agree with this. I don't own one, but output looks very good from what I've seen. That would leave about £100-£200 for a camera with wifi. In all honesty that's a slightly awkward amount as it's just below the basic dslr's and enthusiast level compacts. Does it have to have wifi though? Most printers (including the canon), you can just stick the SD card straight in and it doesn't really make it any less convenient.
Simpo Two said:
Agreed, and very limiting too. For home printing all you need is a £50 colour printer from PC World - but use quality inks and paper for best results. It's quicker than ordering online, but tedious to do and relatively expensive on ink and paper - you're sure to waste loads too.
The point of a Polaroid is, or was before they got used for ary-farty stuff, instant prints wherever you happen to be. So if you're visiting a castle and you want to have a print of your photos of the castle before you leave, then it's Polaroid all the way. But I can't see why anyone would need that. If you want good and cheap, upload to Photobox etc. If you want fast, print at home.
All very true but I do quite fancy a Polaroid back for my Bronica! The point of a Polaroid is, or was before they got used for ary-farty stuff, instant prints wherever you happen to be. So if you're visiting a castle and you want to have a print of your photos of the castle before you leave, then it's Polaroid all the way. But I can't see why anyone would need that. If you want good and cheap, upload to Photobox etc. If you want fast, print at home.
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