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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / December 2005Epson photo papers - rec needed
Just getting up to speed with an Epson R1800 printer, which came with samples of enhanced matte and premium glossy papers. Both are nice, but I'm leaning more toward the matte route. Any suggestions for other papers to try? Is the enhanced matte their best matte option? What does the enhanced refer to? Thanks! > Just getting up to speed with an Epson R1800 printer, which came with > samples of enhanced matte and premium glossy papers. Both are nice, but I'm > leaning more toward the matte route. Any suggestions for other papers to > try? Is the enhanced matte their best matte option? What does the enhanced > refer to? People seem to like the 'pearl' paper for these pigment ink printers. I think there is a special gloss setting so you don't get the change inreflectivity at the edge of the print, maybe it was that folks would add a white border to the image before printing? I guess 'pearl' is a semi-gloss kind of thing, I'd like to find a sample pack to test with then order roll stock & cut sizes to suit. Here's something I had in my bookmarks as a paper source: http://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/index.htm ...though they don't seem to have anything called perl. Hmph. >> Just getting up to speed with an Epson R1800 printer, which came with >> samples of enhanced matte and premium glossy papers. Both are nice, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > ...though they don't seem to have anything called perl. > Hmph. Smooth Perl Paper = Illford Galleria. The real hidden problem with all "instant dry" papers and Illford point it out in their brochure, is that the ink never really dries, just gets absorbed into the microscopic pores of the ceramic dust the papers are coated with. Expose them to the atmosphere and the inks will eventually evaporate, leaving a blank page. You can overcome this by spraying the finished print with "photocoat" a generic description of the old 'UV' protector coatings artist have been using for years. Also laminating extends the life too but this has it's own unique problems with the type of glue in the laminate. Generally speaking the matte papers are coated with gelletine which is absorbed into the paper itself and any ink also is absorbed. These papers will last the longest.  SignatureAnonymously I post, knowing Microsoft and Google are recording ever keystroke, every source IP and every poster's name for all eternity. How big is big brother, for Christ sake? >>> Just getting up to speed with an Epson R1800 printer, which came with >>> samples of enhanced matte and premium glossy papers. Both are nice, [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > absorbed into the paper itself and any ink also is absorbed. These > papers will last the longest. Thanks. Does that give the slow drying gummy delicate results I got from some crappy kodak paper once? It got damaged just rolling out of the printer. I guess it wouldn't be as bad as that maybe just a little more care in handling. The gloss is also nicely smudge and water resistant, not that kodak crap. > Thanks. Does that give the slow drying gummy delicate results I got from > some crappy kodak paper once? It got damaged just rolling out of the > printer. I guess it wouldn't be as bad as that maybe just a little more > care in handling. The gloss is also nicely smudge and water resistant, > not that kodak crap. Kodak paper is not suitable for all printers, even though they say it is. Their product model is to allow slower drying rather than risk evaporation of the inks. It only works on some specific printers. This is one reason why Kodak have such a shocking reputation for inkjet paper. If they had only been totally up front with their product information instead of using the packer for every language on the planet, they might have gotten somewhere by now. Who knows the difference between "everyday" photo paper and "picture paper"? Far too many products, far too much confusion. Better off with Illford or Epson papers. > The real hidden problem with all "instant dry" papers and Illford point > it out in their brochure, is that the ink never really dries, just gets [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > absorbed into the paper itself and any ink also is absorbed. These > papers will last the longest. I didn't know this and appreciate your comments very much. Thank you. Terry Paget Donald You might like things from inkjetart.com . I used their glossy roll paper lately. Nice results with an Epson 2200. Bob AZ |
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