thanks; I'll look into that's far I came up with $0.17per square inch of paper.You can check the ink usage per print on the 3880.
About .8ml of ink which is roughly $0.55 and paper which is around $1 for good stuff like canson platine, or $0.12 for Kirkland Glossy RC (which is also very good for the price - at least for a proofing paper).
I calculated that I spend in average $25/month on ink alone.I was trying to estimate the material cost for printing, let's say a letter-size print.I realize it depends on many factors, but, for me,using Canson paper off a 100-feet roll and an Epson 3880 with original K3 inks, I got to about $2/sheet,half of which s for the paper and the other half for the ink.What do you estimate,ignoring several test prints;just for one print with average ink coverage?
That's why I love my Canon printer. They often run specials. I bought a set of inks, in three different batches and received approximately $400 in paper. Not a bad trade in my opinion.
you guys got coned?That's exactly what I've been doing. I want to try some new papers, but, when you get so much paper for free when purchasing ink from Canon. It makes it hard.
I was trying to estimate the material cost for printing, let's say a letter-size print.I realize it depends on many factors, but, for me,using Canson paper off a 100-feet roll and an Epson 3880 with original K3 inks, I got to about $2/sheet,half of which s for the paper and the other half for the ink.What do you estimate,ignoring several test prints;just for one print with average ink coverage?
you guys got coned?
That's exactly what I've been doing. I want to try some new papers, but, when you get so much paper for free when purchasing ink from Canon. It makes it hard.
you guys got coned?
It's probably got something to do with tariffs. Protecting the Australian inkjet printer industry.The offers that you guys in the US and UK get when purchasing ink/cameras/lenses is astounding - rare as here in Australia to get cash back or free. Wish they'd treat us with much less disdain, additionally it might make us more inclined to buy here instead of offshore and save them from whining about "lost sales" . . .
not a bad approach if you don't depend on their business.I price my prints so as to discourage people from buying from me. I usually find out what a local office supply store charges for a similar color inkjet print and then double it. I'm not really wanting to get into the inkjet print production business. I thought about it for a little while, but found the typical customer in my area would always try to haggle with me about price after we agreed on a price and I actually printed the image, and sometimes not pay leaving me with the useless print. Or complain that the colors were off (my system is regularly calibrated, but their computers are not so somehow I'm supposed to match what they see at home?). It just got to be too much of a headache for not enough money. So I started telling people my price along with Staples or Office Depot's price and let them decide if they want a quality print, or a cheap one. Now, I mainly just print for friends and friends of friends, and it's a lot less stressful. That and since they're usually serious photographers, they'll sit with me while I print it and we check colors and compare paper stocks and such, so everyone walks away happy. And if we have to print it three times before we get it right, that's okay, because I charged enough that I'm still not losing any money.
In all honesty, it’s probably not a bad approach even if you do depend on their business. Specifically I’m referring to pricing your product according to the market. I wouldn’t try to undercut the big-store discount printers out there. Let them have the reputation for making cheap prints. Your market should be geared and advertised as quality over quantity. But the price they charge should serve as at least a starting point for your own product. From there, you could keep tabs on how many square inches of ink you get out of the average print, how much paper costs per square inch (or square cm), and recalculate a price based on that further down the line. Also, if you want to maximize profits and do a fair number of prints, I’d recommend getting several different sized rolls and sheets of paper. Paper isn’t as costly as ink, unless you’re wasting a bunch on every print. Plus, it’s good to have options like matte, satin, glossy and metallic for the customer to chose from. Having different stocks of paper on hand will increase your initial cost, but will likely reduce your long term costs (less waste) and position you better in the market as being the option for quality prints, instead of the option for cheap prints. Plus, paper can keep for a decades if you don’t expose it to extreme humidities, temperatures, or UV light.not a bad approach if you don't depend on their business.
It's probably got something to do with tariffs. Protecting the Australian inkjet printer industry.. Same logic as the US Pres. and steel .
Sorry, I couldn't resist
I was trying to estimate the material cost for printing, let's say a letter-size print.I realize it depends on many factors, but, for me,using Canson paper off a 100-feet roll and an Epson 3880 with original K3 inks, I got to about $2/sheet,half of which s for the paper and the other half for the ink.What do you estimate,ignoring several test prints;just for one print with average ink coverage?
In all honesty, it’s probably not a bad approach even if you do depend on their business.
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