Seachicken
December 7th, 2003, 07:37 PM
I'm trying various paper out with my Canon 990i printer (very similar to the i960).
I'm surprised how different prints on various paper can look.
I have tried the following so far:
Canon Pro Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Fuji Glossy Film
Pictorico Glossy Film
I printed the same image at the same highest quality setting in the driver on each of the papers. The following is my (highly subjective) opinion...
I am a big fan of Cibachrome and prefer the glossy films. However, the Fuji glossy film produced the worst results. The print looked dull and flat with a dark grey black. So bad in fact that I checked that I had printed on the right side of the paper!
The Canon pro paper surprisingly was the next worst, having a muddy black. The Epson paper was better, having a deeper black and generally looking clearer because of this. Neural greys were a bit yellow though, and in general the Canon's colors seemed more saturated.
The print on Pictorico film was outstanding. Better than the rest by a large margin. The image jumps out at you in 3d-o-vision rather like a Cibachrome print.
Others I have shown the prints to generally agree, though some prefered the Canon print over the Epson.
The Pictorico film is very expensive though. I would be interested to know other peoples findings.
What's the best?
I'm surprised how different prints on various paper can look.
I have tried the following so far:
Canon Pro Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
Fuji Glossy Film
Pictorico Glossy Film
I printed the same image at the same highest quality setting in the driver on each of the papers. The following is my (highly subjective) opinion...
I am a big fan of Cibachrome and prefer the glossy films. However, the Fuji glossy film produced the worst results. The print looked dull and flat with a dark grey black. So bad in fact that I checked that I had printed on the right side of the paper!
The Canon pro paper surprisingly was the next worst, having a muddy black. The Epson paper was better, having a deeper black and generally looking clearer because of this. Neural greys were a bit yellow though, and in general the Canon's colors seemed more saturated.
The print on Pictorico film was outstanding. Better than the rest by a large margin. The image jumps out at you in 3d-o-vision rather like a Cibachrome print.
Others I have shown the prints to generally agree, though some prefered the Canon print over the Epson.
The Pictorico film is very expensive though. I would be interested to know other peoples findings.
What's the best?