Deciding on the right Inkjet for my needs.

[Ink stained Fingers]

the entry level Epson photo printer A3 is the 1500W, a photo printer with dye inks, but there are reports that this printer is running without problems with pigment inks if you use refill cartridges. The heavy duty Epson printer for A3 is the Surecolor SC-P600 running with genuine Eppson pigment inks.
Canon has an A3 printer with pigment inks as well, a Pro ??? I don't know the exact model number, but the Canon users will help you with that. That model uses genuine Canon pigment inks, there would be no need for refill.
There is an abundant choice of media available from specialized shops, 200-300gr material is quite typical and comes in various finishes from high gloss to semigloss, silk, satin, lustre, to matte, or with a structured surface like fabric, metal gloss and other specialties. Availability depends on your country, I don't know where you are living. A DPI value should not be the deciding element, the print resolution of these printers is quite similar, and the numbers quoted by the manufacturers only quote a pretty high value for the dpi used to render a particular color within an image dot. These rendering subpixels are not accessible by your printing software, but only used by the driver/firmware.

 

[jampers]

Hi @Ink stained Fingers,

Thanks for the great feedback. I have been looking at the Epson 1500W as a good place to start off. It is within my budget and i think for the amount i will be printing it may do what i want it to do. I think after time if i start to print more i will upgrade to one of the heavy duty printers.

I'm based in the UK, perhaps you may know of some good places regarding the media you have mentioned. I think i may have overlooked the media slightly, there is so much to choose from :O

Thanks again
Enzo

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

I'm not familiar with the best shops in the U.K., but typically refill ink suppliers offer a range of 3rd party papers, you'll find a collection of paper types in the Epson web shop, or you google for the upper end paper supplier names like Sihl, Hahnemühle, Canson, Ilford, Harman Inkjet , and those shops will have some more for you, they may offer you sample packs of different papers for a tryout as well. I ordered recently some inks from this company, they have a good range of papers as well http://www.marrutt.com/marrutt-papers-professional-photographic-paper/marrutt-inkjet-papers.html

 

[jampers]

Thank you @Ink stained Fingers - This is extremely helpful

I will check the link out.

Thank you once again for all your help and advice

Enzo