Epson colour printer 875dc Paper Quality

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Graham Brooker - 02 Mar 2005 09:16 GMT

I have just upgraded my digital camera to a Canon EOS 300D and expect better
quality. Professionally printed photos are excellent and I know this is the
best way to proceed.

My Epson colour 875DC printer is letting me down as all my prints done at
home are grainy with very bold colour rendition. I am using cheaper brands
of glossy paper and realise that quality differs greatly between makes.

What brand of paper is best used with this printer. Is it best to buy the
Epson paper or is there an alternatives in the UK that are better. I
usually buy A4 sheets and cut them down but I am happy to try anything.

Any ideas appreciated.

Graham Brooker

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David Hardin - 02 Mar 2005 23:53 GMT

My experience based on the 1270, which uses similar inks, is that for glossy
I have to use Epson Glossy or Premium Glossy photo paper. For matte paper,
I don't think it'll really make much difference, but I use Epson's anyway.

>I have just upgraded my digital camera to a Canon EOS 300D and expect
>better quality. Professionally printed photos are excellent and I know
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> Graham Brooker

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Ed Ruf - 03 Mar 2005 00:32 GMT

>I have just upgraded my digital camera to a Canon EOS 300D and expect better
>quality. Professionally printed photos are excellent and I know this is the
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>Epson paper or is there an alternatives in the UK that are better. I
>usually buy A4 sheets and cut them down but I am happy to try anything.

What app are you printing from and what size prints are you making?
Something is wrong if these are grainy in anything below 8x10.
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Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@EdwardG.Ruf.com)
See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html

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Tom Scales - 07 Mar 2005 00:40 GMT

>>I have just upgraded my digital camera to a Canon EOS 300D and expect
>>better
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> Ed Ruf

I have the 1270, which is the same printer in a wide format. My results are
stunning with Epson Premium Glossy.

Cheap paper == bad results

Tom

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Ed Ruf - 07 Mar 2005 09:16 GMT

>I have the 1270, which is the same printer in a wide format. My results are
>stunning with Epson Premium Glossy.
>
>Cheap paper == bad results

So do I, along with a an R800 now and your statement is not always true.
The Epson Glossy Photo Paper sold in a 100 pack at Costco yields quite good
results. Yes, for better quality the premium paper is a bit better. Theses
printers ink does not appear to like the Kodak papers at all though.
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Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@EdwardG.Ruf.com)
See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html

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Ron Baird - 07 Mar 2005 17:43 GMT

Greetings Ed,

Try visiting the Kodak OneTouch site to get the printer settings for Kodak
paper and your printer. Make sure you have the latest driver installed and
reset the printer with the information included. This should make a
difference.

For example, if you are using Ultima paper and your Epson 1270 have the
following settings

Custom Advanced> Print Quality Photo 1440 dpi,High Speed Off, Color Controls
Yellow +10, Magenta -5

If you visit the following Webpage you will find information about the
settings and your printer to go with all the other Kodak papers.

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/9/36/1963&pq-locale=en_US

Talk to you soon Ed,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company

> >I have the 1270, which is the same printer in a wide format. My results are
> >stunning with Epson Premium Glossy.
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> See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
> http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html

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