Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew, One thing that I have found with Epson printers (I am using the Epson Photo EX) is that you have to keep everything within the Epson family - use only Epson Ink on Epson paper. Whenever I tried other inks and/or paper the results were disappointing. Using the glossy photo paper will usually give the best results. Bill Andrew wrote: What's the magic recipe here? I've got an Epson Photo Stylus 750 and I usually print on Epson Heavyweight Matte paper at 720 dpi (I notice no difference between 720 and 1440 dpi, though the printer supposedly can handle 1440). The resolution looks good, but the difference in image quality between my conventional and digital prints is obvious to me, regardless of whether or I print in B&W or color for a B&W image. I haven't printed on glossy paper yet, with one exception, and the results were so poor I haven't gone back (that particular paper caused the ink to "blob" together and the results looked very poor). I'm really liking my conventional darkroom right now (though the scanning/printing is fantastic for generating "contact" sheets). Any suggestions?