Thank you for taking the time and making the great videos. I bought a P900 based on your videos . I got three epson sample packs. I only used my own photos for test prints and have gotten great results so far. , still a learning process. One thing. Epson luster on the P900 is totally different then a Fuji luster c-print.
@@KeithCooper well Ink jet and c-prints looks different. The prints from the P900 defiantly give more detail and look a little more natural. The colors in the Fuji luster C-print are a little more saturated or Vibrant and the over all photo have a little more sheen . The epson luster looks natural as far as color and the over all photo just has a hair less sheen . Hard to explain . i will try some true test prints later this week and go over more of your videos.
The colour is just editing and colour management, but yes, the 'feel' is very dependent on paper type I honestly don't know what a fuji c print looks like, so can't help there at all
You easily increase saturation, as Keith mentioned. Otherwise you have to switch to a more glossy paper. But: It is a pigment printer and you will not be able to achieve the brilliance or metallic look of some Fuji or Kodak photo papers. Here I recommend a dye printer like the Pro-200
Maybe just right: after a long thought and a lot of information from this channel, I was able to pick up my new printer from a company. And now this question arises: with which papers do I start, wad is a sensible way. In a long conversation with the owner of the shop, I agreed on the following path: 1) what kind of images do I want to start my print journey with? 2) A set of different A4 papers from the "in-house" production for the first steps 3) 2 samples of papers from well-known companies. And so I'm now trying to build up a little paper know-how for myself. I look at all the mustets and ask m8cg which one suits me, which one could fit which pictures? Then. I put the samples away to look at them again a few hours later. Are my notes still up to date? That's how I deserve my grounded steps into the world of prints, which is new to me. An exciting journey...
Thanks for videoes. Is there any paper you should not use in p700/p900 ? Will normal copy paper destroy the printer ? If I sometimes want to have some colorprints just for sketching, cutting - moving around stuff. Could it be paper for inkjet printing ?
Copy paper is fine - just use the 'plain paper' media setting I believe it prints at a slightly lower quality, but other than that it's fine. For slightly better quality I've seen several matt photo/art papers ~190gsm they are similar in surface finish to Epson Enhanced matt (which is heavier) - You'll need to check with suppliers though. Mine came from a local one [Paper Spectrum] here in Leicester in the UK
1.5 mm for the straight through rear feed I put 380gsm canvas through the top with no trouble - You'll need to check the manual [it's online] for other precise settings though.
Keith, on my P900 I've read several comments going both ways on this question: Is it OK to turn off the printer at the end of the day and start it up again the next day or two? I know it clears the history, which for me is OK. But what about ink usage and clogging of the inks? I know on my Epson all-in-one ink tank printer; I keep it on all the time. But we use it constantly.
I have a P900 since a year and print once a week. No ink usage for cleaning (a huge improvement over my former Canon!) and never had clogging issues. Turn it off after each print.
I try to print at least once a week but sometimes go a bit longer. I can't recall where I saw that it's supposedly better to leave it on, so I do so almost all of the time, but in sleep mode so it supposedly uses virtually zero energy (just that pulsing LED ring). I've never had an issue with clogging (although it keeps saying that the maintenance tank is nearly full--I'll wait until it insists that I change it!).
Thanks Not really - the basic papers are still essentially the same. I've come across a few art papers I've liked, but the differences are minimal over the last decade. I sometimes feel that new papers are aimed at the same people who regularly feel they 'need' a new camera etc ;-) Paper marketing is a fascinating field, but I can't really write much about it since a lot of my knowledge is not public ;-)
@@KeithCooper Totally agree about the paper being aimed people who want the latest and greatist lol. I've had a Canon origanal 6D for years, not changing any time soon. What I meant was little flecks of ink coming away from the print leaving tiny white specks. I heard someone call it picking but I may have mis heard them.
The bigger the pictures, the lower the DPI count will be and hence the lower the required print quality needs to be. On A4 I can see slight differences between the best' and 'photo' settings. On A3, 'Best' is more than good enough.
Like most things - it depends ;-) It's ppi for images and dpi for the ink droplets on the paper I've been doing some testing in this area for an article, looking at driver settings and found that avoiding the lowest settings and using a higher ppi for the image helps. It's quite a complex interaction, and even after I've finished the article (and I'll do a video) I suspect my finally advice will be to actually try it to be sure ;-)
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Thanks!
Thanks - much appreciated!
Thank you for taking the time and making the great videos. I bought a P900 based on your videos . I got three epson sample packs. I only used my own photos for test prints and have gotten great results so far. , still a learning process. One thing. Epson luster on the P900 is totally different then a Fuji luster c-print.
Totally different in what ways?
@@KeithCooper well Ink jet and c-prints looks different. The prints from the P900 defiantly give more detail and look a little more natural. The colors in the Fuji luster C-print are a little more saturated or Vibrant and the over all photo have a little more sheen . The epson luster looks natural as far as color and the over all photo just has a hair less sheen . Hard to explain . i will try some true test prints later this week and go over more of your videos.
The colour is just editing and colour management, but yes, the 'feel' is very dependent on paper type
I honestly don't know what a fuji c print looks like, so can't help there at all
You easily increase saturation, as Keith mentioned. Otherwise you have to switch to a more glossy paper. But: It is a pigment printer and you will not be able to achieve the brilliance or metallic look of some Fuji or Kodak photo papers. Here I recommend a dye printer like the Pro-200
Maybe just right: after a long thought and a lot of information from this channel, I was able to pick up my new printer from a company. And now this question arises: with which papers do I start, wad is a sensible way. In a long conversation with the owner of the shop, I agreed on the following path: 1) what kind of images do I want to start my print journey with? 2) A set of different A4 papers from the "in-house" production for the first steps 3) 2 samples of papers from well-known companies. And so I'm now trying to build up a little paper know-how for myself. I look at all the mustets and ask m8cg which one suits me, which one could fit which pictures? Then. I put the samples away to look at them again a few hours later. Are my notes still up to date? That's how I deserve my grounded steps into the world of prints, which is new to me. An exciting journey...
Glad to help!
Thanks for videoes. Is there any paper you should not use in p700/p900 ? Will normal copy paper destroy the printer ? If I sometimes want to have some colorprints just for sketching, cutting - moving around stuff. Could it be paper for inkjet printing ?
Copy paper is fine - just use the 'plain paper' media setting
I believe it prints at a slightly lower quality, but other than that it's fine.
For slightly better quality I've seen several matt photo/art papers ~190gsm they are similar in surface finish to Epson Enhanced matt (which is heavier) - You'll need to check with suppliers though. Mine came from a local one [Paper Spectrum] here in Leicester in the UK
What is the heavyweist weight the P700 handle? Thanks
1.5 mm for the straight through rear feed
I put 380gsm canvas through the top with no trouble - You'll need to check the manual [it's online] for other precise settings though.
Keith, on my P900 I've read several comments going both ways on this question: Is it OK to turn off the printer at the end of the day and start it up again the next day or two? I know it clears the history, which for me is OK. But what about ink usage and clogging of the inks? I know on my Epson all-in-one ink tank printer; I keep it on all the time. But we use it constantly.
I have a P900 since a year and print once a week. No ink usage for cleaning (a huge improvement over my former Canon!) and never had clogging issues. Turn it off after each print.
I leave it on, unless I'm not using it for a few days when I'll switch it off.
I don't think it makes any real (i.e. meaningful) difference.
I try to print at least once a week but sometimes go a bit longer. I can't recall where I saw that it's supposedly better to leave it on, so I do so almost all of the time, but in sleep mode so it supposedly uses virtually zero energy (just that pulsing LED ring). I've never had an issue with clogging (although it keeps saying that the maintenance tank is nearly full--I'll wait until it insists that I change it!).
Hi Keith, another excellent video. Have you noticed any big differences with "picking" on the papers you use for printing?
Thanks
Not really - the basic papers are still essentially the same.
I've come across a few art papers I've liked, but the differences are minimal over the last decade.
I sometimes feel that new papers are aimed at the same people who regularly feel they 'need' a new camera etc ;-)
Paper marketing is a fascinating field, but I can't really write much about it since a lot of my knowledge is not public ;-)
@@KeithCooper Totally agree about the paper being aimed people who want the latest and greatist lol. I've had a Canon origanal 6D for years, not changing any time soon.
What I meant was little flecks of ink coming away from the print leaving tiny white specks. I heard someone call it picking but I may have mis heard them.
Ah, not a term I've com across
The bigger the pictures, the lower the DPI count will be and hence the lower the required print quality needs to be.
On A4 I can see slight differences between the best' and 'photo' settings. On A3, 'Best' is more than good enough.
Like most things - it depends ;-)
It's ppi for images and dpi for the ink droplets on the paper
I've been doing some testing in this area for an article, looking at driver settings
and found that avoiding the lowest settings and using a higher ppi for the image helps.
It's quite a complex interaction, and even after I've finished the article (and I'll do a video) I suspect my finally advice will be to actually try it to be sure ;-)