The next Video should be about tips for image files to a professional print shop.

Printing my own work? I just send it off to a professional that will do it on a 100k system

Looks like there is huge interest watching you install large expensive printers. What the next model up from the Canon Pro 2600?

Had a Prograf 1000, Prograf 2100 and a Prograf 4000, which I bought around the same time (started a fine art printing service and got the 1000 as a first test). Worst purchases of my life. All three totally unreliable, Half of ink ends up in the maintenance cartridges, Inkheads constantly got dirty, absolutely random smearing. I would never buy a Canon printer again, Epson works so much better.

Hmm... Makes me want to go investigate making a book out of these instead of using Shutterfly to make one.

I have an earlier model of the Selphy. It's great, it sometimes take a couple of prints to get the colour right. It's not the cheapest way to do 6x4 prints but when you want something pretty much instantly, it's great. I think the prints work out cheaper than instax prints.

I use one of these to allow my portrait and boudoir clients to have an image or two in hand when they leave at the end of their session. I have an Instax camera for the same reason.

got one of these 2nd hand in a charity shop for £20 and i love it i mostly use it to give visitors to my studio a free print to walk away from a session with as a kind of reminder to buy some bigger prints off me later on (i put my website on the back)

printer for photo are waste of money , quality is terible , and is expensive ,you pay for the printer the ink and paper , and if is inkjet you mast print one image per week , otherwize will dry the head and you can say good by to the printer , better of go to the lab with flash drive and print , and also thows spider datacolor are waste of money i have one and it turn my display green ,

I have one and enjoy it. I agree with your observations. It is great for a quick one off print, a great little toy. The color is not rich but I do find it consistent. In terms of cost per print, here in Canada I can get 4x6 perfect color prints from Black's Photography for 10 cents a pop, free delivery in quantity.

How well does this printer handle b&w photos? It is usually very challenging for cheaper printers

I think the word you wanted was 'disingenuous', but regardless, good video and always watch your channel for the great images and your honest, down to earth style of presentation.

£100 is $123.17 United States Dollars.... FFS Tom 🤦🤣🤣

I've had one for ages. I got it to print physical images of my family life, display them on the wall for a couple of months then put them in an album. My kids can then rediscover the albums later, like i did when I was a kid. The bottom line is no one is going to gather around the harddrive or cloud storage in later life to reminisce.

Good for the normal family or amateur photographer. Thick paper is better for postcards, I'd think.

I bought that printer recently, it’s nice. BTW, There is a special paper for postcards with a place for stamps

I had the little Samsung printer which is almost identical to the Canon one, was ok to use, nothing special, stopped using it when I started using Freeprints, just every other month I place an order, usually just phone images, never had any bother.

13:32 you see the setting for "finish" which can be something other then glossy. Does a little bit of a difference. Thank you for giving me a shot of the thing I meant to comment 😁 I bought this to print pictures of the kids. Sure, it's cheaper the send them in to a cheap place. But then you need to gather 20-something just to cover shipping and you never do that. And that just means you never print. With this one - you like it, you print it! 📸

For those wanting the next step down ( SELPHY square Qx10) and it is impossible to find print paper for it. I have one and it’s super fun and simple to use but the paper is always out of stock or overpriced from resellers.

Hi Thomas - checking in from USA. I see two Canon Selphy - QX20 ($149.99) and the 1500 ($139.99). Not close to the $50 US dollars you say. Is there a different model I'm missing? Cheers.

My ONLY complaint about this printer is that it doesn't print true 4x6, but rather "postcard" size, which is a weird slightly-smaller size. That works fine for many photo frames or albums which have a slight mat, but it doesn't work perfectly for all of them. Very annoying when it turns out the album I bought can't hold the photo I printed because the photo falls right out of the "window". Some "nice to haves": it would be nice if the paper tray could clip onto the bottom or slide into a storage slot or something. Even with a power adapter, this printer would be a lot more portable if the printer and paper tray weren't separate objects.

You are right ... very disappointing watching you professionals and say gear does not matter when they then haul out $15,000 gear. But hey still enjoy the tips anyway.

your Pro2600 will cost approx 13p per 6*4 print on lustre or glossy, normal paper. so cost wise those printers are not the cheapest, but for ease of use absolutley it makes sense

I do love my Selphy - There's a guy here in Toronto who goes around the subway taking+editing+printing pics for people.

Thought you were dropping sponsored videos Tom?

I use simlab for my competition prints it's a fraction of the price of printing yourself...

I don’t think you can create an ICC profile for these printers. I tried.

Canon Selphy 2004, TikTok 2016!

0.16 says it all

Just throwing this out there: If Diane isn't watching, I am. 😅 Keep up the great work. You inspire me to walk out the front door more often than I can tell you!

What is the best resolution size to print quality on selphy? Do I need to resize a 42mp photo?

100 pounds is between 150 - 200 dollars (I think!) Hey! That's the very image I ordered! (at 4.00). My name is also Diana! You have my address!

As always, great video. Two tips from my side. 1. In the menu you can dial in a very basic colour shift it’s like five clicks away. I compensate the green tone with the manuel shift every time. Way better results, especially for skin tones. 2. The glossy paper is also the Matt paper. And the printer menu, you can choose a surface finish for your print. In the printer cartridge there is a transparent fourth colour included that is making the matt surface. Regarding the last video you made about the printer, I have a bonus tip for you from mounting your print inside the frame . Tape your print just on the upper edge in the frame because the paper will expand and curl a bit if you tape them on all four sites . If you just tape it on the top edge, the paper has the room to expand due to humidity in the air, and your print will be straight inside the frame. I hope that helps 😅 Can’t wait for your next video . Cheers

Awesome video! Can you share the process on how you calibrate your monitor? Thank you!

13:32 change Print Finish from "glossy" to "matte"

One thing that I must point out - these printers, while nice, are not the most reliable things on the planet. They also must be kept covered from dust, or they start throwing paper errors.

Thomas, where’s the Amazon link to this cool little printer? I want to buy one for myself and one for my mother.

Great little printer , it's opened my eyes to small prints with ease 😊, thanks great vid.

As regards colour reproduction, you will never get great colours as your printing from a ribbon as opposed to Ultrachrome type waterbased inks. You are right that photographers should print more, I run a professional print lab in Cardiff

Interested in it so I looked it up. Try more like $140 US not that interested in it

I bought a Selphy about a year ago to print out images so I could determine a decent layout for a book. I'm still working on it (I'm still creating images for it) but the printer does a great hj9ob of printing images for this and other purposes. I also have an Instax Wide printer to use for similar purposes but I prefer the Selphy. And yes...the only finish of paper you can get is glossy. However, you don't have to apply the clear coating (there's an option in the menu) and you can always use a matte or semi-gloss spray lacquer if you are so inclined.

I’m going to put in a completely unrelated question, what are those mini speaker stands you’ve mounted to your desktop, they are just what I’m after!

While the Selphy is a fun little printer, there are too many limitations for my taste. There is a more "serious" alternative available from Canon though, the PIXMA TR150. It's twice as expensive and slightly larger, but it prints up to A4, uses inks that in my experience are much cheaper per print, and it accepts all kinds of papers I had an earlier version for years, and it went with me all over Asia, printing photos and documents.

may be get your good lady to do the writing for you 🤣🤣🤣

God, those automated translations of KZbin are horrible!!! Please have this disabled on your videos. (Users can’t)

I don't envy the big printer, Hassleblad, or tricked out camping van, I envy the Thomas Heaton clinically neat workspace. How do people pull of this tidy ass minimalist stuff? I don't get it. How is there no clutter anywhere? * sigh *

These little printers are also great at a bigger party, wedding etc. to create an oldschool photo book on the spot with all the guests, as a memory for the host(s).

Don't ever be embarrassed that you can afford a range of gear. It is always clear to me that you understand that your audience has a large range of skill and interests and you modify your honest comments accordingly. Doing this follow up printing demonstration was obviously appreciated based on the comments received and it is a win-win as you, and all of us, learn things from the feedback as well. Any jealous troll comments can go straight to the trash bin and are well out-weighed by those who respect you and gain from the knowledge you share. Whether it's something applicable or not, it broadens our info of the photography world. Thanks for an interesting video!

Let me guess. 100 gp, but 300gp every time it needs something? Ink, heads and so on. Or can it actually do 1000 prints before dying for renewal?

I really like the idea of printing at home but have been burnt in the past due to ink or printer head issues. This seems to have potentially resolved those issues somewhat but then it does limit the size you can print. At least where I am it appears that images from the Selphy will run $0.35-0.43 a print depending on paper pack (ignoring cost of device in that). That isn't bad but it is still more than the $0.17 it costs for the same size image printed through Amazon.