What photo print paper???

[Theo Dibbits]

I have been using the Epson 255 gsm A4 gloss paper but at £ 24 for a pack of 50 I am beginning to question if this is the right way to go.
I do want a very high quality print and have had tremendous problems with third party ink cartridges in my Epson R800. (so I am back on the originals at £ 78 a set)
Can any one offer an opinion on alternative papers and where to get them from?

Any help is appreciated

Theo

[John]

We like Jessops papers very much and our suspicion is that they are Tetenal. Whatever they are they work very well with Epson inks in Epson printers.

[Paul Jones]

I have been using the Epson 255 gsm A4 gloss paper but at £ 24 for a pack of 50 I am beginning to question if this is the right way to go.
Can any one offer an opinion on alternative papers and where to get them from?

Have you considered a lab? A 10x8 or 12x8 printed at Costco for about a pound, or 50p at Pro-Am Imaging?

See the links on our website under 'Printing/Processing/Darkroom/Online' http://www.adaps.org.uk/links.htm

[sunsworth]

That's actually not a bad price <gring>.

If you want something cheaper maybe try the RC Lite gloss from Fotospeed? £12.72 for 50 sheets...

http://www.fotospeed.com/ProductByGroup ... 1&Start=50

I've bought from them before, but never used that particular paper.

[bert haddock]

Theo,
I had an Epson 1290 A3 printer on which I mainly used Ilford Galerie smooth pearl and Galerie gloss, I never had any problems even though I used compatable Inks, the 1290 died and needing another A3 printer as most of the people buying my prints want A3 sizes I bought an Epson 2400, as I refuse to pay Epson prices for ink and knowing other photograhers with continuous ink systems opted for the Permajet sytem ( much better than the Lyson or Fotospeed) even for the A3 2400 the initial cost of the complete set up is less than 3 sets of Epson cartridges, and with the system you also get nine 125ml bottles of ink, which has the same 75 plus years as the Epson K3 ink, I have used the Ilford papers with no problems and as I bought the system at Focus I got a 50 box of Permajet A3 gloss paper free.
I have seen prints from some of the companies mentioned and although you can't knock the prices the quality doesn't seem consistent enough to sell prints.
I wouldn't pay £78 pounds for Epson inks,(£90 plus for the 2400 ) think about a cis system, try Ilford galarie, Permajet, or as John says Jessops papers.
Bert.