Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Johnston
> Less glossy papers "wick" the ink out away from the point of > application. So "throwing" a 0.01mm droplet of ink, it'll hit the > paper and be wicked out to maybe 0.05mm or 0.1mm (depending on the > paper, of course). In general, the "matter" the paper, the more > wicking action it will have.

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-03 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:18:35 -0600, Dan Scott wrote: > On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 06:12 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > > > > paper, of course). In general, the "matter" the paper, the more > > wicking action it will have. There's a technical term for this, but I > > can't recall it at the momen

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-03 Thread Dan Scott
On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 06:12 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Less glossy papers "wick" the ink out away from the point of application. So "throwing" a 0.01mm droplet of ink, it'll hit the paper and be wicked out to maybe 0.05mm or 0.1mm (depending on the paper, of course). In general, the "

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-03 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 11:45:12 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > and the paper certainly matters as we have discussed here. > > > > Well, I'm not so sure of that. The printer doesn't know what paper you > > have in it. > > > What it knows is which paper selection you've made in the > > printer set

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
CBWaters wrote: > T > I also bought a box of Epson heavyweight Matte (forgive me, I like matte > finish better) today so we'll see if these look better than the Kodak stuff > I just finished. The glossy stuf is so much mroe expensive anyway. One > thing I noticed, this Epson paper is one-sided, a

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-03 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I also bought a box of Epson heavyweight Matte (forgive me, I like matte finish better) today so we'll see if these look better than the Kodak stuff I just finished. The glossy stuf is so much mroe expensive anyway. One thing I noticed, this Epso

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Oh, yes, I believe you're right, Paul. I forgot about that. I'll see if I can find out what the new name is and get back to the list. --Mike > I believe Epson has changed the name of this paper, although I'm not > quite sure what they're calling it now. Perhaps someone else can provide > that. I

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I believe Epson has changed the name of this paper, although I'm not quite sure what they're calling it now. Perhaps someone else can provide that. I know you can find it at inkjetgoodies.com. They're a great source for ink and paper. You can also get the Hannemuhle Digital Fine Art paper at that s

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Doug Franklin wrote: > On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 03:12:02 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > Well he is using a different printer, Doug. MIght matter. > > That's why I mentioned which printer I have. :-) ann sez O? :) I mentioned that for the benefit of others,actually, I knew you knew but I think it

Re: Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-02 Thread David Brooks
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues Dave, You might want to try Epson Archival Matte. Doesn't look the same as the Photo Paper Pro, but the Epson costs roughly the same for 50 sheets as the Canon does for 15 sheets. Useful for reducing costs w

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-01 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 08:25 AM, CBWaters wrote: I bought a new color cartridge for my Color 740 last weekend. I've been printing a lot this week, trying to figure out why all my prints look washed-out. You may recall I was asking about color management. I've printed about eight

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-01 Thread Pat White
On the Epson Stylus Photo 750, I get about 25 8x10s from a color cartridge. I'm not sure about the black cartridge. Pat White

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not sure what the specs of the Epson 740, but your cartridge should be able to produce more than 8 5x7s. I get about 10 to 15 11 x 14s from each color cartridge on my Epson 1200. I don't like Kodak inkjet papers. The best glossy is Epson Premium Photo Paper. Epson Archival Matte is also very ni

Re: OT: Epson ink use & printing issues

2003-02-01 Thread David Brooks
Cory. This is were the individual tanks come in handy.I get about 48 8x10's from a full head on the Canon S 800.Works out to about 4-4.50 per sheet.(Canadian$) I found Kodak paper did not work well with this printer,but am happy with the Canon Photo Paper Pro and Ilfords Classic Gloss and Classi