I print with an Epson 2200 and am very satisfied. In several years and
over 600 13 x 19 prints, I've never experienced a drip or a clogged
head. The 2400 is the latest version of this printer. I'll upgrade when
my 2200 begins to show signs of wear. Maybe sooner. My favorite matte
paper is Epson Velvet Fine Art. Beautiful stock. Among the other papers
I also like Archival Matte and Radiant White Watercolor, which is still
a matte but has brighter whites. Premium Lustre prints well. It has a
smooth surface without any real gloss. Premium Semigloss is also very
nice in this printer. It gives somewhat of a glossy look without
bronzing. I don't like the way Ilford or Kodak papers print in the
Epson, although I haven't tried them with correct profiles. Hannemuhle
Wiliam Turner is gorgeous. It prints a lot like Epson Velvet Fine Art,
but is prone to chipping.
Paul
On Sep 22, 2005, at 1:55 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Those of you with the HP 7960 series printer ... Have any of you
experimented with other than HP papers?
I'm not particularly fond of glossy surface and have been looking for
a good matte paper. HP's "matte" surface is more of a semi-matte ...
kinda speckly. Epson Enhanced Matte and Heavyweight Matte have a nice
flat surface but the HP inks image somewhat warm/yellowish on this
paper. I tried some Kodak "medium weight" matte and it has a nice
bright, cold white surface and images very neutral, I think I want to
get some of the same paper in a heavier weight and see what that looks
like.
Any others that have been tried? Any of the better papers with this
kind of very smooth, very matte surface you like?
My old Epson 1270 is beginning to drive me a little batty: it
occasionally takes to drooling ink from the heads now and then takes
4-5 head cleaning passes and about ten sheets of paper passed through
it to get the crud off all the rollers and print cleanly again. I
guess it's time for an Epson 2200 (2400?) or 4000 series printer. If I
can't get the bugger rolling smoothly again, I'll go for it (probably
a 2200-2400) and would like to hear recommendations on papers that
you've used with it too.
At least I got 10 prints made today. It's not been fun.
Godfrey
