Just bought a new printer which is obviously for work [icough[/i but having a few issues photo printing. It's a Canon Pixma 880 series and does have pretty good detail but I'm having difficulty getting the colour right. I print from the Canon digital photo prefessional (I have Photoshop elements but haven't had much time to really get the best out of it - I use it for mainly correcting exposure and removing unwanted objects fro shot etc.).
What I don't understand is that the Canon software has profiles for the 880 series printer but it's really confusing and I can't get a good colour match. I know the prints won't look like they do on the screen but I tend not to play around with colours when editing the photo so it's pretty much as shot. All I do tweek is contrast, brightness and sharpen a bit.

The first few prints I did were heavy red, then I tried a few of the settings (vivid print, image correction, colour profiles) and all I got was a big green shift. After a lot of fiddling I have got reasonable results by swithing everything off (all colour profiles etc), and manually tweeking colours, brightness and contrast in the print settings.

Question is, should I bee looking at the colour profiles in more detail and does anyone have a basic idea what will work between the Canon software and the Canon printer?

How is it just doing ordinary colour printing rather than photo prints?
Are you using decent photo paper?
Have you calibrated your screen?

You may have to make your own profile for each different brand of photo paper you use but it shouldn't change too much.

Haven't done much ordinary colour printing yet, can't tell.

I am using premium paper - Epson High Gloss 300g

I haven't calibrated my screen, which I know could be contributing (I don't know exactly how to do it if I'm honest), but I tend to not alter colour apart from every now and again when I use RAW files and process them manually. I tend to use the cameras automatic settings for white balance etc. (Canon 50D) and only tweek the brightness/contrast - but then hardly much there either.

Surely there's a "test page" facility, how does that compare?

Is there a firmware upgrade?

Have you checked any printer forums for similar problems/solutions?

Test page looks fine, but difficult to really get an idea of how that compares to photo printing. We're only talking subtle differences here, what I really want to do is have the colours balanced in photo printing and if anyone has an idea how the colour profiles in the Canon software match up with the Canon printer.

Only loaded the software on Wednesday and it performed all updates when I went online.

Tried to search forums yesterday, didn't get too far. Will continue to pursue all options.

Some Jack Snipe for Glasgow Gal:

What really impresses me about the above images in nothing to do with the photography issues involved but I was blown away by just how effective is the bird's camouflage.

You would think their strong back markings would stand out but when they are not in the open (ie 99% of the time) they are virtually impossible to see unless they move. The camouflage is superb.

Looking at getting a longer zoom lens for my Nikon D5100. Currently got 55-200mm lens, but as most men ( and women lol ) would agree, need something a little longer. Worth sticking with a Nikon lens or should I go for something like a Tamron??

Thanks Dally



Likewise. No wonder they are rare to spot. You could walk past them so easily if you didn't know there were there.

I shoot with Sigma lenses and never had an issue with them, far more bang for your buck than OEM.

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just ordered two of these, a cracking deal if anyone else is looking for more/upgraded memory.

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cheers stan, ive just ordered a 16gb memory stick for 7.99. bargain.

I get most of my memory and other stuff at 7dayshop - at the mo they have a same spec card at £8.99 delivered, or £16.49 for 2. There's also a 32G one for £17.89.

There's also a Dane-Elec ProLine Secure Digital (SDHC) Memory Card - 16GB - 200x - Class 10 for £7.49 and loads of others too numerous to mention.

I've not been let down by them yet so am happy to recommend.

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I looked at the Transcend card on there and it's £12.49, I am wary of buying a similar alternative as the performance is important.

I agree, which is why I mentioned that 7ds have never let me down. At those prices it may be worth getting one for comparison purposes. Then you'll know. I'd cynically bet that half of them are all probably made in the same factory anyway, in Taiwan or somewhere and just badged.

what are you using them for though, DSLR, Camcorder, HD Camcorder, 3D HD Camcorder?

Just had three fantastic days in Liverpool - photographer's paradise!

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It's about 5 years since I was last there, can't believe how much has changed. Generally think the regeneration is fantastic, but on a downside really don't like the new black glass buildings on Mann Island, think they really spoil a lovely landscape, while the Museum of Liverpool enhances it, mainly due to the colour I think.

We stayed in the new Travelodge on Strand Street, some of the photos were taken from the top floor, fantastic location and it only cost us £17 a night!

Thought the Museum of Liverpool was fantastic and a lovely building inside and out, also visited The Beatles Story, which I found very disappointing.

Really enjoyed my trip on the Mersey Ferry, and as someone advised me, it's definitely the best way to get photos of the Liverpool waterfront.

Nice pictures.

So you took my advice and got on the ferry!

Like the Anglican cathedral one. Should be going for a weekend in May, all being well. Probably go to a party in the Catholic cathedral annexe / crypt.

(PS The city is a bit more imposing than the other seaport on the opposite coast, isn't it!?)

I have loads of kit with SD cards. They do include My Sony DSLRs and a JVC HD camcorder.

The other thing is I'm very good at moving stuff off the cards onto a HDD, although I can't remember the last time any SD went up the swannee on me.

I have found SanDisks very good value and they are rated with a 1m hours MTBF which is good enough for me. Unless you have a proper fancy camcorder, I'd say any transfer rate issues are more likely to be down to the camcorder than the card.

The cards I recommended are Class 10 and 200x rated which for HCSD is I'd say good enough for most things that anyone who needs to ask about economical HDSC cards might need to do. The question was about HCSD, obviously if you want to go for the SDXC you may get temporary transfer speeds well in excess of the basics. But I thought the question was about "amateur" gear at cheap prices. If you want the dog's then there's stuff like a SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I Memory Card (32GB, speeds up to 45Mbps) which will work great even at the North Pole but it will set you back around eighty quid.

I certainly did Dally, thanks for that. Sadly, I had planned to get the early evening ferry as the sun was going down on the Sunday evening as we got there, but due to signalling failure our 3 hour journey took 6, with a delightful 90 minutes spent in Doncaster station! Ended up not getting into Liverpool till 6pm! Add to that a girl on our table on the train arriving in Leeds having an epileptic fit and you can see it was a complex journey, thankfully my OH is a first aider and was able to help, but not a nice experience.

Seems like you had a good time anyway.

Thanks for the clarification, these are to go in Go Pro Hero HD 2's for sports video so the write speed is really key, I'll try the one you linked to.

A Lytro photograph. www.hodinkee.com/blog/2012/3/2/i ... we-sa.html

A Lytro photograph. www.hodinkee.com/blog/2012/3/2/i ... we-sa.html