Re: Epson Photo 17x22 - Thanks Bob

[mrkeene@home.com]

Bob,

Had a chance to use the Epson Semi Gloss with the Cones color inks
this week. I am very pleased, overall. This is a much more rugged
finish than the Conetech Glossy. A good bit more 'snap' to the image
as well. The blacks lay down darker than on any other paper I have
tried (13 L , as opposed to 20-22 L, Lab measurement). I see the
'reflections' you refer to and will be developing a CMYK profile with
judicious ink limits to see if this can be overcome.

Thanks again,

Mark K.

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:17:46 -0500, you wrote:

>Mark:
>
>>>>I'm pleased to hear that they work well on the
>Luster and Semi Gloss.<<<
>>>>Is the surface reasonably durable, difficult to
>scratch, rub or smudge?<<<
>
>You certainly should be careful handling prints
>the first 24 hours, but I haven't noticed the
>prints being unusually easy to scratch.  I really
>haven't *tried* them in this respect though.  Out
>of the printer, you *can* smudge them on the
>semi-gloss, but it is not a real problem unless
>you are very rough in handling...at least, I
>haven't had a problem.  I really rubbed a print
>*hard*...I mean really hard...and it smudged.
>This was a minute or so out of the printer.  I
>re-emphasize that I had to really work at it to
>get the smudge.
>
>>>>Any 'bronzing' in the darkest areas?<<<
>
>Overload the image with ink...see reflections.  To
>me, it appears to be bronzing.  It is not visible
>head on.  Spraying the semi-glossy eliminates this
>effect.
>
>I am convinced that for me, spraying is almost a
>necessary evil.  It does help the appearance of
>prints on this surface though, and makes a very
>attractive print.
>
>bob snow
>
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