[Leica] Epson roll paper help?

[drodgers at casefarms.com (David Rodgers)]

Brian,

Not are the points you mention issues, but according to my calculations
roll paper costs more than sheets. In looking at the link below for EPGP
a box of 50 count 8.5 x 11 inch is $33.24.  50 * 11 inches is 45.83
feet. A roll that's only 32.8 feet is $41.05. (Plus the roll paper is
0.18 inches narrower.) 

http://www.inkjetart.com/epson_paper/premium_glossy.html

I keep looking at this thinking I'm missing something. But sheets seem
to be at a better value. I guess there's some benefit if you're wasting
real estate on sheets. But it sounds like you waste some on rolls, too. 

Maybe roll paper makes sense for panoramas.  

daveR


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Reid [mailto:reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] 
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 12:31 PM
To: LUG@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Epson roll paper help?

I've been listening here for years to people saying that it is good to
use roll paper in my Epson 2400 printer. Last night I tried it. What a
mess. There are two problems that I don't see how to solve:

1) It wastes huge amounts of paper between images. It left 11 inches of
blank paper between two rows of 5x7 images.

2) Unfixable curl. With chemically-developed paper, even RC, I can
flatten it by putting it in the drymount press. The Epson roll papers
seem to be immune to flattening by heat or force. What's the secret?