Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-29 Thread William Robb
I finally got around to running a few prints today. I ran some 8x10s that I needed for the dog trial. They look pretty good using Epson Premium Lustre paper. Close to the quality I get from my wet paper printer at work. In some respects, better. So emboldened, I decided to run a 16x20 of a shot

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Good to hear you're enjoying it. I'd have gone that way myself if the number of 16x20 prints I was doing justified it, but the R2400 is proving to be a great workhorse for me. I've been concentrating on matte surface papers ... Epson Enhanced Matte and a little Velvet Fine Art so far. Very

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Using the Epson 4800 Good to hear you're enjoying it. I'd have gone that way myself if the number of 16x20 prints I was doing justified it, but the R2400 is proving to be a great workhorse for me. I&#

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hahnemuele William Turner was my favorite for a while, but I eventually quit using it. The pigment chips very easily on that stock. But it can be beautiful if you treat it with great care. I found Velvet Fine Art is very close to the same look, but it has a little bit less tooth and doesn't chi

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 30, 2006, at 6:04 PM, William Robb wrote: So far, I've just used a bit of Enhanced Matte, which I thought looked kind of dead, but that might be the Photo Black ink rather than the Matte Black ink, and the Premium Lustre. A friend gave me some Epson Watercolour Paper, which looked l

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
, Premium Luster & Water Color. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Using the Epson 4800 - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Using the Epson 4800 Good to hear you

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 31.01.06 3:40: > I set up the R2400 with Matte Black when I got it and have never > changed inks. I don't use anything other than matte surface papers. The same here with Epson Stylus 2100. Prints on EEM looks beautiful when printed using matte black - I just love their t

Re: Using the Epson 4800

2006-01-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I've been concentrating on matte surface papers ... Epson Enhanced >Matte and a little Velvet Fine Art so far. Very very nice results. I >do want to try some Hahnemuele, though I'll probably be spoiled if I do. I'm just itching to get my hands on s