Paper for Epson 700 Photo

[Timothy J. Boyd]

Hi all. I just purchased an Epson 700 photo printer and am attempting to
print out some digital photos. I had heard good things about the Canon GP-201
glossy photo paper, so I bought some to try. However, the images that emerged
were very blurred (they looked kind of like an impressionist painting). Are
there special printer settings one must use for this paper / printer
combination? Aside from the Canon paper, is there any other paper that works
well? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Tim

[Albert L. Friedman]

Tim,

I have the 700 and I only use Epson paper. Apparently the inks do not
ahere as well to other brands. For 4x6 use Epson 4x6 #S041134 and 8x11.5
use Epson Photo paper #S041141. Alson make sure your setting are set
for Photo Paper and if printing 4x6 make sure paer is set for 4x6.

See ya!!

[LeonDee]

The new Kodak paper works perfectly for me on the Epson 700. HINT:
Use the Glossy Film setting in the setup.

I have had perfect results with KODAK paper.

Leon

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[Peter Chen]

You should try the new Konica Photo IJ Paper QP heavy weight Premium Quality
Glossy Paper, it is better than the Epson Photo paper. goto
http://www.konica.com for more detail.

Peter

[Don French]

I couldn't agree more. This paper is the talk of the Epson inkjet printer
mail list and deservedly so. By far the best paper I have used, and I have
tried most. I got mine from a place in Sunnyvale CA and they do mail order
with very minimal shipping and handling fees. See: www.all-laser.com. I am
in no way associated with these people but since I live in the Bay area, I
picked it up myself and they are nice folks on top of having this fantastic
paper. It is high-gloss by the way and very fast drying with a smooth
un-pebbled surface. I don't know the weight, but it is quite stiff. In
fact, I made business cards on it and everyone is completely knocked out by
them.

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[tspiesse]

Hi,
I have done a lot of printing lately with the Epsom Photo 700, and have had
no problems with the epson papers. As I wanted thicker glossy paper to
produce a calendar and cards I've experimented with "celcast" and Polaroid
with excellent results.The settings used where Photo Glossy film and
CM.( Photoenhance 2 also worked well) I adjusted the paper lever to the
envelope setting which stopped the smudjing. As far as blurriness goes- one
needs to find the optimal scanning resolution. I have read somewhere to use
approx 1/3 of the printing res, and more of course if you enlarge.
Canon Paper will not work, as it is made for Dye Sublimation Printers which
squirt out a drop of setting liquid with the ink.
Give Kodak and Agfa papers a try.
Epson Tech support put me through a series of printer utilities to make sure
the print head was clean and the nozzles not clogged.
Follow instructions in Settings>Printer>Epson stylus
Photo>Printer>Properties> Utilities.
Only change ink cartridges when empty, tap a few times onto new cartridge to
expell air bubbles.
Never re-install an old cartridge. The ink is fast drying and the nozzles
will clogg up.
Sabine

[Jim Williams]

>You should try the new Konica Photo IJ Paper QP heavy weight Premium
Quality
>Glossy Paper, it is better than the Epson Photo paper. goto
>http://www.konica.com for more detail.

when I tried the previous Konica Photo IJ paper, I had problems with
"coagulation," especially in flesh tones (coagulation means the inks do not
mix evenly, causing a "crackled" appearance to areas that should be smooth.
It's especially unattractive in skin tones, because it makes the person
look more aged.) I have the same problem with Kodak and Polaroid papers --
in fact, Epson has been the only kind I've found that doesn't produce
coagulation. Has the new Konica paper licked this problem?