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diff --git a/published/zink-camera-printers.txt b/published/zink-camera-printers.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c76bc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/zink-camera-printers.txt @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +Film may have largely disappeared, but the photographic print appears here to stay. We've covered the best options based around Fujifilm's Instax printing, which produce Polaroid-style instant prints, but there's another option: Zink printing. + +Zink is short for "zero ink." Zink eliminates the annoying need for (and running out of) ink cartridges in your printer. Instead Zink prints hold layers of ink in the paper itself. When the image prints a pressure-based process then mixes the ink to produce the image. Zink and Instax are sufficiently different that there's room for both. + +That said, Zink produces more traditional prints, like what you'd get from a professional printer (but without the professional quality), instead of the Polaroidesque results of Instax. Zink printers are slower to spit your images than Instax, but they're done the minute they emerge. They're also sticky-backed. Zink prints tend to have better dynamic range—meaning there is a broader range of color and tone in the image—compared to Instax prints, but Zink often struggles to produce the rich blacks you'll find in Instax prints. It's also worth noting that Zink is generally cheaper, both in terms of upfront cost and buying paper in the future. + +Here's our favorite Zink-based camera and printers. + |