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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Watoh" data-source="post: 665137" data-attributes="member: 13732">Hi all, I'd love some gleam some knowledge from the group... I'm considering buying a printer (iP8750 A3+ Canon).  Having not owned a photo printer for a very long time and being relatively poor I'm finding the question of ink & paper quality baffling and off-putting.  Prices range massively and seemingly so do opinions.I'm printing solely for my own pleasure, I use a D600 and want to be able to print decent quality prints to hang on my walls and collection.  So.. Inks.. original Canon inks cost approx. £80 for a set.. or I can buy 3 sets for £12 on Amazon.  These cheap inks have over a 100 reviews singing their praises, with an ave. rating of 4.5/5.   Yet i hear other sources say you should/must use the original inks for either print results or for not breaking the printer.  With original inks at 20 times the price of generic inks..... my spider senses are tingling!  Basically WTF is the real story here?So.. Paper, kind of the same story, except massive choice as well as massive price range.  I'd love some advice on paper, with no little knowledge regarding the difference between 30p a sheet and £1.50 a sheet printing results, I need help understanding where a good quality vs price point is without trying out a ton of paper and ink.  I'd imagine paper quality is important for results, can anyone suggest a range or brand that gives good results for a fair price.The bottom line is.. I don't want to be buy this printer if at the end of the day i'm left with a choice of either very expensive running/printing costs with good results verse cheap running with poor results.   (I know quality can be very subjective)  If that was the case I'd prefer to carry on using a mix of pro online & cheap high street printing services that I presently use.   Sadly money is tight and want to buy with my eyes wide open!Thanks for any help and advice.</blockquote>

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