Canon RP-108 High-capacity Colour Ink/Paper Set

RP-108 it's the photo paper for the Canon Selphy line.It promises good results and ease of use, and it makes good on this promise. However, just printing a picture now and then may prove expensive, given the costs of the printer you have to use (the product is not for general use, it works only with a Canon Selphy printer!).In fact, if you take that into account (nearly 100 chf for the latest model), you'll be printing cheaper than in a photo-kiosk only after the fourth box of paper.Let's do some math:100 chf (printer cost) + 25 (avarage paper box cost)*4 boxes means you'll have 432 sheet of paper (108 per box)(100+200)/432 = 0.47 chf cost per printA kiosk like CEWE (that you can find in Müller or Meletronics, for example) cost around 0.50 chf per print, ... MoreRP-108 it's the photo paper for the Canon Selphy line.It promises good results and ease of use, and it makes good on this promise. However, just printing a picture now and then may prove expensive, given the costs of the printer you have to use (the product is not for general use, it works only with a Canon Selphy printer!).In fact, if you take that into account (nearly 100 chf for the latest model), you'll be printing cheaper than in a photo-kiosk only after the fourth box of paper.Let's do some math:100 chf (printer cost) + 25 (avarage paper box cost)*4 boxes means you'll have 432 sheet of paper (108 per box)(100+200)/432 = 0.47 chf cost per printA kiosk like CEWE (that you can find in Müller or Meletronics, for example) cost around 0.50 chf per print, with a slightly lower quality, so this can be a very good way to save few rappen improving the overall quality of the images.If you are CO2 concerned, forget about this toy, it is a multilayer sublimation photopaper for sublimation printers: really not a green choice.But if you print a lot and the environment is not really your concern, it might prove way cheaper than printing in a shop on a long term. And you have full creative control (is not an "instant" printer: you can choose what to print, both via cable, wifi or airprint).

The most common photo printers are inkjets, however, there are problems with the need to install different colour cartridges and the cost involved.The Canon RP108 printer pack contains the 108 sheets of 6 x 4 inch papers and the correct number of ribbon cartridges. In use each printed photo makes 4 passes in the printer to lay down yellow, magenta and cyan colours followed by a protective coating. The photos come out dry, finger and liquid stain protected. Dye sub photos are sharp and colourful and I have noticed more fine detail than ink jet prints. The Selphy printers are compact and very simple to load and use.The RP108 fits many Selphy models and will provide truly first class results.

I've purchased and used this product fairly regularly with great results until the last year or so. The product quality and reliability has deteriorated considerably. I wish that Canon would review the manufacturing process and get the quality back up to par. If there was an alternative option available I would certainly give it a try. I use this in the operation of my small business and I need it to be consistent and reliable.