slejhamer
4th of May 2003 (Sun), 10:14
I just made my first print using Office Depot Satin Gloss photo paper.
My initial reaction: This may be the best inkjet photo paper ever made!
My second reaction: For the price, it's sure tough to beat. I paid US$12 for 25 sheets of 8.5"x11" paper. That's about 40% less than the retail price of Epson ColorLife semi-gloss.
Okay, I've never tested the Epson archival papers with archival ink, but this OD satin paper is absolutely gorgeous. It has a very fine pebble-grain texture which I find appealing. No pooling of ink whatsoever, and no visible banding.
Straight out of the printer, the colors seemed a bit oversaturated and wet. Given an hour or so, the colors mellowed and are simply lush.
My printer is an Epson 780; I used ICM color management mode and printed an 8"x10" tiff file in PS. The media type was "Photo Quality Glossy Film" which is the recommendation that came with the paper. (Similar to the Epson ColorLife, again.)
Reportedly the Office Depot papers are made by NCR, but some have concluded that they are the same as Espon papers. If this is the same as ColorLife, there is another reason to be excited: The colorfastness is rated the same as Epson matte paper, which is significantly longer than their premium glossy paper.
Anyone else using this?
I noticed that they also have the highly-rated OD high-gloss available in 4x6" now - at about 25cents a sheet when you buy 100. Should be great for snapshots.
:)
My initial reaction: This may be the best inkjet photo paper ever made!
My second reaction: For the price, it's sure tough to beat. I paid US$12 for 25 sheets of 8.5"x11" paper. That's about 40% less than the retail price of Epson ColorLife semi-gloss.
Okay, I've never tested the Epson archival papers with archival ink, but this OD satin paper is absolutely gorgeous. It has a very fine pebble-grain texture which I find appealing. No pooling of ink whatsoever, and no visible banding.
Straight out of the printer, the colors seemed a bit oversaturated and wet. Given an hour or so, the colors mellowed and are simply lush.
My printer is an Epson 780; I used ICM color management mode and printed an 8"x10" tiff file in PS. The media type was "Photo Quality Glossy Film" which is the recommendation that came with the paper. (Similar to the Epson ColorLife, again.)
Reportedly the Office Depot papers are made by NCR, but some have concluded that they are the same as Espon papers. If this is the same as ColorLife, there is another reason to be excited: The colorfastness is rated the same as Epson matte paper, which is significantly longer than their premium glossy paper.
Anyone else using this?
I noticed that they also have the highly-rated OD high-gloss available in 4x6" now - at about 25cents a sheet when you buy 100. Should be great for snapshots.
:)