Re: filmscanners: OT-ish Epson 1270, was Repro house..

[derek_c@cix.co.uk (Derek Clarke)]

Photo Glossy Film used to be the premier product in the range, but I'm not 
so sure these days. It's officially rated only capable of 720dpi I 
believe.

I really like Premium SemiGloss paper and Heavyweight Matte myself. I 
tried both of these on an Epson 890 I had briefly , but haven't got around 
to trying them on my 1200 yet.

artistic@ampsc.com (Arthur Entlich) wrote:

> Regarding output prints from Epson printers for consideration as 
> material for color separations, today I took a closer look at some 
> samples of the same image printed on Epson Glossy film versus Premium 
> Glossy Photo Paper and Photo Glossy Paper.  Although the difference is 
> not huge, the glossy film did provide better detail and deeper, less 
> posterized, color.  (the samples were printed with Photo 700/750 
> models).
> 
> Although the glossy film does cost a minor arm and leg, for repro 
> purposes, it might just be worth it.  I wonder if some of this 
> increased resolution is because it is so thin that the heads are a bit 
> further away from the "paper" surface, allowing for less splatter or 
> "velocity related dot gain" (my terms)?  If not, I would be nice if 
> Epson could take this film with its coatings and adhere it to a heavier 
> bases, since it is vulnerable to kinks.  It is a pretty amazing product 
> in terms of print quality, but inappropriate for most applications due 
> to its flimsy nature and cost.
> 
> Art
> 
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> Tony Sleep wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:45:20 +1000  Rob Geraghty (harper@wordweb.com) 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> Obscanning: I have yet to try printing at A3, but do those who have 
> > printed
> >> at A3 from 2700dpi scans find the scanning resolution adequate?  
> > 
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