When I bought my digital camera, as usual I then when out to buy all the additional "essential" items that I "need", when I buy techno gadgets. However, when confronted with the cost of a photo printer, added to the cost of the consumables, I decided to investigate othermethods of getting hard copies. I now use
www.colormailer.com This is a company that you upload your photos to via the web, and they print them and send them out A-post (the equivalent of 1st Class). The quality is excellent and the prints work out cheaper than 35mm. Just a thought before you splash out. (Mind you I still cant take a good photograph to save my life!)