recommendation on some photo paper for a epson r200

[trunksu]

I just purchase a Canon A-80 today and I have a Epson R200 as my photo printer. I just print a 4x6 picture on a Staples brand "premium photo paper." (94 bright, 270g/m2, and 8.5mils) The picture didn't came out all that great. There were some dots(breakage) and smear on the picture. The picture seem a little dull also. If you guys can recommend me some high quality paper that will be great. Thanks.

[kosekjm]

HI there,

I have the R300, same printer, just more bells and whistles. Anyway, I haven't printed on that much photo paper, but the little bit that I have tried leads me to believe that the R300 likes Epson paper (Big suprise huh?)

Here are the photo paper types that I have tried (All are listed as being premium photo paper by their respective comapnies)

Epson Borderless 4x6
Epson Borderless 5x7
Kodak Ultima Picture Paper
Burlington Photo Glossy
Canon Photo paper (Not sure of the exact brand, came with the wife's printer)

The order that they are in above is the order that the prints came out in quality. On the Epson paper, you'd be hard pressed to tell that the photo wasn't from a photo lab.

The Kodak paper wasn't all that terrible, but the picture took on a very grainy apperance. You could actually feel the texture of the print. Could be a kind of neat effect to attempt. Also, the colors were a little off(printed the same photo on the Epson 4x6 with the same settings and had much better output) Plus it isn't actually 4x6, it is like 4.2x6.2 or some weird ascpect like that, so you are left with white edges around your photo.

The Burlington and Canon paper was nearly a total wash out. Very poor results on both types of paper.

For my use, I'm going to stick with the Epson paper. I only print the occasional 4x6 for family when they are visiting, so a pack of 100 for about $15 bucks isn't that bad(In my opinion)considering the quallity of the output. The 5x7 paper is identical to the 4x6, but it was $12 and you only get 20 sheets. I haven't tried the 8x10 from Epson yet, but I would imagine that the prints should be comparable(as long as your source image is capable of that level of enlargement).

Now I have seen other posts were people have claimed to get good quality prints on other types of paper. You might try a forum search and see what turns up.

kosekjm

[Tiny71]

IMO:

Epson Photo(either glossy or matte, but I prefer matte)
Kodak Ultima Photo Paper
and everything else.

I do have some Georgia Pacific Image Plus brand Photo paper, that prints like crap on my Epson R300.

There is some Epson Glossy Photo Paper for sale at costco.com(for those in the US) 120sheets of 8.5"X11" for 19.99 plus shipping. Here is a link---> http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=354&subid=1123&hierid=1200&...=10033958&log=

Here is the stats on the paper offer:
# Glossy finish
# Heavy-weight for cards and photos
# Print your own digital photo enlargements
# 99 bright white
# 52 lb
# 120 sheets
# Model: EPSS041141-100
# Dimensions: 8.5" x 11"

and here is a pic of the product offered on the costco website. For the lazy people....myself included:


I have yet to use this particular product, but I am on my way there tommorow to see if they have it in store.