Hello All, My printer (R2880) just arrived on Friday. Kudos to B&H for their flexibility: I was able to purchase it and to schedule when it should be shipped out (so that UPS doesn't try to deliver it while I am out of town).
The outer box is (w)holly: UPS made two large holes (two my fists comfortably fit through one of them), but I am hoping that the printers does not have any concealed damages. (What doesn't stop amasing me is how indifferent and unconcerned many UPS delivery drivers are: in this case, he showed no concern about the holes when I pointed them out to him. - For him, it was just a normal routine thing.) Anyway, I would like to test it in action. Being overwhelmed with many other things, I didn't have time to think about ordering paper (and I was foolishly hoping to see some samplers in coming with the printer). I read the advise Godfrey, Paul, and Adam gave to Christine about various types of paper. 1. So, my question is - what are the good places to buy those types of paper (price- and otherwise)? I saw Godfrey mentioning atlex.com for the inks. Is it as good for papers? Any other places? And a few more practical questions: 2. If I were to buy the size larger then the intended print, - Is it better to cut it before or after printing? 2a. Do Epson printers work ok if you send the same piece of paper through it more than once? (e.g. if some empty space was left, - and you want to print on it) I've seen some combination of laser printers+paper where such thing would cause a jam because the paper would become different (drier?) after the first run through the printer. 3. Does the rating Epson makes (3*, 4*, 5*) for their various types of paper reasonably reflect the quality of the paper? 4. This is probably a stupid question, but I am somewhat confused. What is the "luster" type of paper surface? I've seen it many times on the price-lists, but have never tried it, and have a rather vague idea (and I am not sure if it is correct) - how it looks. 5. What type of finish is "satin" (in "Ilford Photo Satin" and "Epson Premium Canvas - Satin" papers)? 6. Has anybody had any experience (positive or negative) with Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper - Matte ? 7. Would you recommend any photo paper suitable for printing with R2880 on both sides? What I have in mind is making some personalized greating cards. Thanks in advance, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
