Shashin
Well-known member
What do you like to print on and why? My favs are:
Hahnemuhle Baryta FB. It is just like a good fiber based B&W paper. It is glossy, but not mirror like and has the slight texture depth to it. Nice blacks and good whites.
Epson Sommerset Velvet. I am not sure they still have it, but it is a fine paper. Very much like a watercolor paper. It you want a soft print with vivid colors, this is really beautiful. Detail is lost and I would not use this if you have a lot of shadow detail. Your images will be low contrast and shadows are not deep.
Epson Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Inkjet Paper. Want to stick something right to the wall. This is really good stuff. The contrast is low, but rich. It might peel if there is moisture on the wall, but you can remove this from the wall without damaging it. Hanging is a trip--try a 44" by 12' wide pano. While it looks like it would live a mark if buckled, it is very forgiving. But if you do not get the leading edge on right, you will screw up the mounting.
Hahnemuhle Baryta FB. It is just like a good fiber based B&W paper. It is glossy, but not mirror like and has the slight texture depth to it. Nice blacks and good whites.
Epson Sommerset Velvet. I am not sure they still have it, but it is a fine paper. Very much like a watercolor paper. It you want a soft print with vivid colors, this is really beautiful. Detail is lost and I would not use this if you have a lot of shadow detail. Your images will be low contrast and shadows are not deep.
Epson Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Inkjet Paper. Want to stick something right to the wall. This is really good stuff. The contrast is low, but rich. It might peel if there is moisture on the wall, but you can remove this from the wall without damaging it. Hanging is a trip--try a 44" by 12' wide pano. While it looks like it would live a mark if buckled, it is very forgiving. But if you do not get the leading edge on right, you will screw up the mounting.