Buying Photo Paper

[HappySnapper]

Hi Got a Epson photo printer for my birthday last Saturday , wheres a good place to get photo paper from? Is it cheaper to buy photo paper online then in the shops? Any advice much appreciated, thanks.

 

[admirable]

Find someone with a Costco account!

150 A4, 255g/m for less than £14

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

Find someone with a Costco account!

150 A4, 255g/m for less than £14

good luck printing on 255gsm

I just got some of this stuff - http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/sk...gsm-100-Sheets-Per-Pack/pr=Q51&id=PPG180-100/ - from VikingDirect £4 for 100 sheets of A4 180gsm.

 

[cwp]

Find someone with a Costco account!

150 A4, 255g/m for less than £14

I use this paper its spot on.

 

[Marc]

good luck printing on 255gsm

Never had a problem with it. :shrug:

 

[POAH]

good luck printing on 255gsm

I just got some of this stuff - http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/sk...gsm-100-Sheets-Per-Pack/pr=Q51&id=PPG180-100/ - from VikingDirect £4 for 100 sheets of A4 180gsm.

WTF epson premium glossy is 255gsm so can't see why you'll have aproblem with that

 

[POAH]

Hi Got a Epson photo printer for my birthday last Saturday , wheres a good place to get photo paper from? Is it cheaper to buy photo paper online then in the shops? Any advice much appreciated, thanks.

what epson printer did you get?

check out 7dayshop for epson paper

 

[HappySnapper]

what epson printer did you get?

check out 7dayshop for epson paper

Hi the Epson R2880 .

 

[HappySnapper]

Find someone with a Costco account!

150 A4, 255g/m for less than £14

I use this paper its spot on.

Hi I have a account with Costco, sounds good, do you order the paper on there website or buy it from their shop? Do Costco have the Premium Semi gloss paper? .

 

[realspeed]

http://www.ink2paper.com/ the range (largest I have found anywhere) includes matt paper hard to get in certain sizes elsewhere
and its instant dry.


I have found that some of the cheaper gloss photographic paper either takes ages to dry and even then if not handled carefully smears
Realspeed

 

[chilliz]

I just got some 250gsm paper from Asda for a specific project, it wouldn`t go through my printer. It may be just that the asda stuff is crap

 

[cwp]

Hi I have a account with Costco, sounds good, do you order the paper on there website or buy it from their shop? Do Costco have the Premium Semi gloss paper? .

Just get it from there store

and i think its just gloss

 

[HappySnapper]

http://www.ink2paper.com/ the range (largest I have found anywhere) includes matt paper hard to get in certain sizes elsewhere

Realspeed

Thanks for the link .

 

[HappySnapper]

Just get it from there store

and i think its just gloss

Thanks .

 

[Marc]

I just got some 250gsm paper from Asda for a specific project, it wouldn`t go through my printer. It may be just that the asda stuff is crap

I run the costco stuff through an Epson R360. Just rand of 12 A4s for a client, no probs!

 

[POAH]

Hi the Epson R2880 .

plenty of papers you can choose from.


for gloss go for either ilford smooth gloss or harman crystaljet gloss
for semi-gloss go for either ilfors smooth pearl or harman crystaljet pearl


both these are cheap as chips and you get free ICC profiles.

for special prints consider using one of the fibre based papers ilford gold fibre silk, harman FB gloss, Innova ultra smooth gloss.

 

[POAH]

I have found that some of the cheaper gloss photographic paper either takes ages to dry and even then if not handled carefully smears
Realspeed

thats because its probably a swellable paper not a microporus coating so the ink sits on the surface rather than sinking in to the pores. swellable paper is not suitable for pigment inks and even with dyes they take time to dry.

 

[JPS]

I've used MX2 quite a few times for Epson paper. Never had an issue with the 255gsm paper - the one with the yellow fish on the front of the packet.

 

[HappySnapper]

Thanks for the advice everyone much appreciated, bought photo paper from Costco the other day, its good paper !!!

 

[chilliz]

I`ve just taken delivery of a box of 100 sheets from Viking direct, the link is in post #3 and i`m very pleased with it. Thanks for sharing the link with us JL.

 

[POAH]

Thanks for the advice everyone much appreciated, bought photo paper from Costco the other day, its good paper !!!

I've got the same stuff for my R2400. I made a custum profile for it and its decent enough for snap shots.