Inkjet vs laser+chemical priting methods, which is the best and what's the differece?

[giulio1993]

1)1st lab
Noritsu 3202 (Laser) enlarger + chemical baths (automatically in the printer) 300dpi
with Kodak endura (glossy, matte, metal, silk paper)
or

2) 2nd lab (much more expensive, they say they are a fine art lab)
Epson stylus pro 9880 Inkjet printer 2880x1440 dpi
with Epson Premium Luster photo paper 260 g/mq. or Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Bright White 310 g/mq. or Hahnemuehle Fine Art Museum Etching 350 g/mq. or Canson Baryta Photographique 310 g/mq

Is the higher resolution real?
Which is the difference between a normal and a fine art lab?
thanks

 

[ann]

Best is a relative term. The chemical based prints are made all over the world at the one hour photo stores, etc. Most folks with classifiy these as a normal lab.

A digital fine art printing house , the one you mention is using high end ink jet materials , pigment inks and expensive cotton papers, they are matching paper profiles with the printer which should give better results. You will not find $0.10 4x6 prints here, there is a total different look between the chemical prints and the inkjet prints.

think normal, my nephrew"s birthday party, fine art: expensive photos for walls.

What do you want to do with these prints? Scrapbooking, chemicals . Selling as an art form maybe inkjet, unless it is a total analog process then that is a darkroom process and more expensive than the "normal" type of chemcal printing.

 

[giulio1993]

Best is a relative term. The chemical based prints are made all over the world at the one hour photo stores, etc. Most folks with classifiy these as a normal lab.

A digital fine art printing house , the one you mention is using high end ink jet materials , pigment inks and expensive cotton papers, they are matching paper profiles with the printer which should give better results. You will not find $0.10 4x6 prints here, there is a total different look between the chemical prints and the inkjet prints.

think normal, my nephrew"s birthday party, fine art: expensive photos for walls.

What do you want to do with these prints? Scrapbooking, chemicals . Selling as an art form maybe inkjet, unless it is a total analog process then that is a darkroom process and more expensive than the "normal" type of chemcal printing.

I want to hang them on the wall and I want to be as close as possible to an exibition level.

 

[ann]

then go to the "fine art" house.