Re: super high gloss inkjet paper?

[jefulton1 <jefulton1@comcast.net>]

I'll totally refute Etienne's comments and say that w/the photo-black  
K3 pigmented inks I have near perfect prints.
Jack F




On Apr 18, 2009, at 4:45 PM, etienne garbaux wrote:

> Carmen wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a super shiny high gloss paper for the epson 7800  
> > printer. I would like it to be as shiny as possible. What can you  
> > recommend?
> All of the major suppliers make high-gloss inkjet paper.  I do quite  
> a lot of both color and B/W inkjet printing on high-gloss paper.   
> Interestingly, I have found that the various papers work VERY  
> differently with respect to (i) how much ink they need/will take;  
> (ii) how much gloss they retain after drying; (iii) how much the  
> surface gloss varies across the print after drying due to the  
> different amounts of ink in different places (some of them actually  
> look swollen in some areas after inking and drying, like the surface  
> of developed dye transfer matrix film); and (iv) how much (if any)  
> mottling they show with the ink you use.
>
> All of my comments below apply to the use of DYE-based inks, *not*  
> PIGMENT-based inks (which do not work worth a tinker's dam with  
> glossy papers, IMO).
>
> The one that works consistently the best FOR ME is Konica "Inkjet  
> Paper QP" high gloss ink jet paper.  Unfortunately, the line was  
> discontinued some time ago.  I bought a lot of it when I heard, so I  
> haven't had to figure out what comes next.  [Konica-Minolta USA  
> lists Pictorico Photo Glossy Paper on its web site -- I don't have  
> any idea if it is related in any way to the Konica QP.]
>
> I found that Epson "Premium Glossy Photo Paper" works almost as well  
> as the Konica with Epson printers/inks, but it does not work as well  
> with some other printers/inks (Canon and HP).
>
> I got truly awful results with HP "Premium Photo Paper Glossy" and  
> even worse results with Kodak "Premium Picture Paper High Gloss" in  
> both Epson and Canon inkjet printers.
>
> Best regards,
>
> etienne