Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I second that. I've tried HP, Kodak, Celcast, Ilford and a few others. The Epson paper is by far the best. That being said, I did pick up an odd batch of Epson photographic paper which was thinner than the standard and required a cleaning sheet to be put through after every print. It was a dog, not to put too fine a point on it. I can only assume this was an old Epson paper which was still lying around on shelves. >>> "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> 24/February/1999 01:14am >>> Alex- this is somewhat off topic- only somewhat - but when digitally printing, take real care in selecting your paper, just as you would in the wet darkroom. I've found tremendous variation in results depending upon the paper. I just bought and tried some HP Premium Photo Paper, and, to put it in its simplest terms, it sucks. Thus far I've found that I can't beat either the Epson Photo Paper or the IBM inkjet photo film....The Epson looks and feels like photo papers, and gives nice black blacks..... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Alex Hurst Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:59 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] digital darkroom Fritz wrote: > >thx for the response on digital printing. 200-260 dpi seems >to be working well. Fritz - one tip I read somewhere which certainly works for my Leica shots (to keep on topic) is that the output dpi you choose should be _exactly_ divisible into the dpi of your printer. The reason for this is to get a precise number of dots per output dpi and thus prevent the printer software from fudging it. On an Epson operating at max 720 or 1440 dpi, 240 dpi would seem ideal for your purposes. Happy printing! Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/