Re: Scanning dpi and epson papers was Re: filmscanners: Repro house

["Michael Moore" <miguelmas@qwest.net>]

I've used the Kodak papers on my HP 932C as well as my Epson, and the results
are always outstanding... much better than any other third party papers I've
tried... It is worth the try if you are looking for a paper that looks and
feels like a "real" photo print... It's also less money.

Mike M.

Derek Clarke wrote:

> The trouble being that a 700/740 uses different inks to a 750/1200, which
> is different again to a 790/870/890/1270/1280/1290!
>
> I've never tried to use non-Epson papers because I don't fancy wasting the
> pack price for a paper that might not work, but then I'm a cowardly
> custard!
>
> miguelmas@qwest.net (Michael Moore) wrote:
>
> > Kodak makes an excellent photo weight glossy paper that works just fine
> > in my
> > Epson 740....
> >
> > Mike M.
> >
> > Derek Clarke wrote:
> >
> > > In fairness to Epson, the full technical specs of all their papers is
> > > available on their various national web sites.
> > >
> > > But to be honest, I don't think they make a paper you would describe
> > > as
> > > photo weight. Epson printers have relatively straight-through paper
> > > paths,
> > > but they still have a limit on the weight of paper they can reliably
> > > feed,
> > > even one sheet at a time.
> > >
> > > If you really want something chunky and weighty, why not get into
> > > mounting
> > > or even laminating?
> > >
> >
> >