Printer for credit card sized photos?

[explorer115]

Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a printer that will print credit card sized photos. The only one I can find at the moment is the Canon Selphy series - but really I'm after something a bit more heavy duty. All the commercial dye sub machines only seem to print with 6 or 8 inch media - is there anything out there that takes smaller media (2 or 3 inches)?

Thanks

Jack

[GoonerGary]

You can get little polaroid printers:

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/cameras-an ... 29175617:s

But you can print any sized photo you want. Size it in photo editing software, put in your A4 photo sheet and trim the photo.

[explorer115]

Thanks Gooner Gary, but I'm looking for something a little bit more heavy duty/commercial that won't involve any trimming. More like a photo kiosk printer or something

[logobear]

From my 23 years in photo, pricing is always most attractive for mass market products, and 4x6 is the mass market ..... either do 4 up or buy a sized passport pic type cutter and accept waste.
you could get a fuji ASK for not much, and the media is under 20p ? - there are ID card printers, but I bet they are more K to buy, and higher cost per image too?
think this is just the media
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/papier-photo- ... SwbsBXlfak
the kodak 6800 is also indestructable
here is one with 1400 prints worth of media for £500
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kodak-Dye-Sub ... SwjXRXa8b1

I am sure if you wait around you will get either for half this price?

[socialgiraffe]

Would an ID card printer using plastic ID cards work? If so there are loads on the market.

[explorer115]

Thanks guys - All really useful answers. An ID card printer would work if I could load it with pre-cut photo paper?

Failing that, it looks like I might design an automated cutting element that trims the photo after printing...