Hey do any of you guys know what paper is generally good to use for photo prints? I have some Kodak paper buti have yet to try it. I am assuming that Canon paper will work well. I heard HP paper doesn't Can you guys help please? I just got the Canon i860 and i wanted to print a couple photos. I know the i960 would have been better but I'm in college and text is what I'll mostly be printing, so yeah the bci-3ebk ink tank is a nice for me and then the bci-6k for photos. Anyway, please help me out if you know of good paper to use. Thanks!
Is the Canon i860 any good? What would be good photo paper to use with it?
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On my i960, it's more a matter of what won't work and how long I want the image to last versus how much I want to pay for the paper. HP paper doesn't work at all unless you modify the settings. It has a different absorbancy rate to most other papers so you need to slow down the Canon printer to get it to work. Canon paper, of course, works well. Epson paper works even better. Red River and Illford work well. Kodak works ok, but fades quickly. Office Depot's high gloss works ok - better than Canon or Kodak, but not as good as Epson.
I have purchased well over 12 types of paper and tried them on my i960. Epson paper was my favorite (yes, ironic).
I have purchased well over 12 types of paper and tried them on my i960. Epson paper was my favorite (yes, ironic).
It may look the best coming off the printer (which I'd say is debatable), but if you hang it on the wall of cubicle in a building under 24 lighting and wait about 3 months, you'll see that for whatever unexplainable reason, the image on the Canon paper fades faster than the Epson paper. I have the "Wall of Fade" on my cubicle at work and I've tested at least 10 papers on it. Canon was pretty far down the list of "fade-proof" papers.Canon "photo paper pro" is the BEST for Canon.
PM,
That's very interesting. You're saying the paper has something to do with fading not just the ink. Epson claims their ink is more fade proof but maybe it's the paper.
From Physics class I'm sure that you remember that glass filters UV. Try putting some behind glass frames and see what happens.
Mac
That's very interesting. You're saying the paper has something to do with fading not just the ink. Epson claims their ink is more fade proof but maybe it's the paper.
From Physics class I'm sure that you remember that glass filters UV. Try putting some behind glass frames and see what happens.
Mac
Yes, the paper definitely plays a role. In my experience, matte paper fades slower than glossy. And as far as manufacturers, Red River Polar Gloss is better than Canon, and Epson is better than Red River.
As far as stopping the fade, the current thinking is that it's either caused by the low humidity and the high volume AC system in the building (which runs constantly and creates a perceptible breeze in the building) causing oxidation or the UV from the lights. Either way I'm sure glass would stop or would at least dramatically reduce the problem, but it doesn't really matter... I like to swap pictures out every 6 months or so anyway. Plus it's an interesting (albeit unscientific) experiment and it often illicits comment when people see them in various stages of fade.
As far as stopping the fade, the current thinking is that it's either caused by the low humidity and the high volume AC system in the building (which runs constantly and creates a perceptible breeze in the building) causing oxidation or the UV from the lights. Either way I'm sure glass would stop or would at least dramatically reduce the problem, but it doesn't really matter... I like to swap pictures out every 6 months or so anyway. Plus it's an interesting (albeit unscientific) experiment and it often illicits comment when people see them in various stages of fade.
A paper that I mentioned, Red River, is one that I particularly like. Their Ultra Polar Gloss is near the top of my list.
They have a couple of pretty cheap sample kits (<$5) that have a variety of papers that you can choose from here. And then if you like them, they allow much bigger savings in quantity than you'd get by buying 20 sheets at a time at some place like Best Buy. They also sell 5x7 size borderless which is a very nice size for a 3MP camera in my opinion and is something that is hard to find in stores. They also offer a color profile download which modifies the printer settings for more accurate color matching on the paper.
They have a couple of pretty cheap sample kits (<$5) that have a variety of papers that you can choose from here. And then if you like them, they allow much bigger savings in quantity than you'd get by buying 20 sheets at a time at some place like Best Buy. They also sell 5x7 size borderless which is a very nice size for a 3MP camera in my opinion and is something that is hard to find in stores. They also offer a color profile download which modifies the printer settings for more accurate color matching on the paper.
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<---- has no membership to costco. Do they carry the good Epson photo paper anywhere else.... and, from what I remember, there are tons of varieties, even among the same brand. What, exactly, is it called?
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