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Just tried the Epson Photo Paper Glossy 200gsm

and just bought some Marrutt 230gsm Archival Matt Single sided ...... comes in a nice box!!
(Marrutt provided profiles for their paper when used with the Epson ET 8550.......... just down load them and drop them into your Mac HD)

what papers are you guys using?
 
Permajet - Oyster 271, Smooth Pearl 280, Matt Plus 240 and FB Gold Silk.

They also offer ICC profiles.

Papers are a personal choice, and react differantly on each printer model, Dye/Pigment etc.. plus your image style and personal preferances on paper warmth.. so what may work for us, may not work for you.

(I'm a Canon user, sorry if you were asking ET 8550 users :))
 
BillN_33 said:
Just tried the Epson Photo Paper Glossy 200gsm

and just bought some Marrutt 230gsm Archival Matt Single sided ...... comes in a nice box!!
(Marrutt provided profiles for their paper when used with the Epson ET 8550.......... just down load them and drop them into your Mac HD)

what papers are you guys using?
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Whatever it was I found in the charity shop about a year ago - loads of different types, all cheap!
 
I have been using Ilford Galerie smooth gloss 5x7" for years.
 
Permanent Oyster 271, used it for ages and works well for the subjects I tend to photograph.
Obtained a custom profile from Permajet which did differ slightly from their generic one.
Occasionally use their Titanium Lustre 280 paper for the rare B&W photo I print.
 
Permajet for me.
Oyster, matte plus, titanium lustre and gloss, and I've got some portrait white but haven't tried it.
No real reason for using Permajet other than I got a discount when I first got my printer so can't really compare it to other brands.
I've also got a box of pre-creased cards in a matte finish which are so useful when my wife wants to send a birthday card but has left it too late to buy one - why is it never her first choice to get me to print one as its cheaper and they are better (obviously, with one of my photos on the front..)
 
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When i bought my ET-8500 a couple of weeks ago, I also purchased some Epson premium glossy photo paper. I've been really satisfied with this so far. This week I bought the perma jet sample pack. Just printed my first Oyster 271 print and I'm impressed. So this week I shall be trying a few of the others in the sample pack it looked good value for 20 sheets at £10
 
Paper - I have used Epson papers so far, no complaints, very good

Paper - I have bought MARRUTT paper which is good and certainly not bad, (see their web site)

Paper - I am experimenting with "cheap" stuff , KOALA, but only small sizes, (mainly for my images for my grandkids to use in their school projects)

Paper - Sometimes with the heavier papers you can just see the "roller" lines if you look at an angle, but they seem to disappear after a day or so.

Printer Calibration - has anyone "calibrated" their ET 8550 yet?........ I am thinking about getting the Calibrite ColourChecker Studio ......... I have the Display Pro HL which only cover screen/display calibration, (bought it a couple of weeks ago and I'm impressed)
 
BillN_33 said:
Printer Calibration - has anyone "calibrated" their ET 8550 yet?........ I am thinking about getting the Calibrite ColourChecker Studio ......... I have the Display Pro HL which only cover screen/display calibration, (bought it a couple of weeks ago and I'm impressed)
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I've used this for my own profiles. (Not on Epson).

www.datacolor.com

Spyder Print - Datacolor Spyder

www.datacolor.com
 
Echoing the above with Permajet, the Oyster is my usual go to paper for most printing. I would also throw into the mix Fotospeed platinum etching 285 which has a slight texture and does a great job with certain images, definitely not an everyday paper as it is quite pricey per sheet.

It might be worth grabbing a few test packs of various manufacturers' paper, Permajet I know does at least 3 different A4 test packs and provides all the ICC profiles for each type of paper.
 
Gav. said:
I've used this for my own profiles. (Not on Epson).

www.datacolor.com

Spyder Print - Datacolor Spyder

www.datacolor.com
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Thanks Gav - the more I get into this the more intriguing it is - I think that the Calibrite ColourChecker Studio allows you to calibrate your scanner, camera as well as producing paper profiles and (normal) screen calibration.
Maybe I'll get one and experiment ........I should be able to sell the Display Pro HL, I'll check with Calibrite if I can de-register it as it's only a few weeks old.
 
The Fotospeed free download book, web site and vids seem very helpful
 
BillN_33 said:
Thanks Gav - the more I get into this the more intriguing it is - I think that the Calibrite ColourChecker Studio allows you to calibrate your scanner, camera as well as producing paper profiles and (normal) screen calibration.
Maybe I'll get one and experiment ........I should be able to sell the Display Pro HL, I'll check with Calibrite if I can de-register it as it's only a few weeks old.
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If your only really after the print side of things, I've seen very little differance between ICC profiles from paper suppliers and the ones I made, unless your using paper from companies that don't supply ICC files or you're using third party inks, you could just skip this and put the money towards more paper/ink.

But as you've mentioned the scanner this may be useless info :)

Have fun, you've openned a big can of worms :LOL:

Selling the Calibrite HL shouldn't be an issue.
 
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