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Old April 5th 05, 02:28 PM
Patrick
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dry I spray them with Lysons 'Print Guard' which makes them water
resistant and give it some UV protection ( I held one test print under
running water, and it just beads and runs off. Dried it with a towel and
you'd never know it had been near water.)


Does Print Guard dull the gloss?

Not in the slightest


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Old April 5th 05, 10:02 PM
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I use the Hammermill Jetprint on my Pixma i8500. I think it is a little bit
better to the same as Canon Pro, and about half the price. I only use the
Canon inks (8 cartridges). The Jetprint is usually only available in 8.5x11,
which is perfect for me. Staples usually carries Jetprint.

Shoot well!



"tomviolin" wrote in message
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I just purchased a Canon PIXMA iP8500.

Does anyone have any experience using inkjet photo papers other than
Canon brand in this or a similar printer? For example, Kodak papers or
store brands like Office Max photo paper?

I have found the Canon-brand papers to be more expensive with less
variety than, say, HP.

I do have some HP glossy Brochure and Flyer paper lying around, but I
just can't get acceptable results with it on the Canon.

Help, Anyone?



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Old April 5th 05, 11:08 PM
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Rick (Saga 35) wrote:

I use the Hammermill Jetprint on my Pixma i8500. I think it is a little bit
better to the same as Canon Pro, and about half the price. I only use the
Canon inks (8 cartridges). The Jetprint is usually only available in 8.5x11,
which is perfect for me. Staples usually carries Jetprint.



First JetPrint 24# is not photo paper but inkjetpaper. I use it all of
the time but now I can't. I went to Office Depot and Staples and it was
not there. I then contacted International Paper, the parent company of
Hamermill. Unfortunately, they decided it was not selling enough and
discontinued. I went around with them telling them that it was by far
the best paper, the smoothest paper, and the brightest white. They
still discontinued it.

Maybe you might have bought the last of it. I wish I knew where to get
some of the left overs.

Shoot well!



"tomviolin" wrote in message
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I just purchased a Canon PIXMA iP8500.

Does anyone have any experience using inkjet photo papers other than
Canon brand in this or a similar printer? For example, Kodak papers or
store brands like Office Max photo paper?

I have found the Canon-brand papers to be more expensive with less
variety than, say, HP.

I do have some HP glossy Brochure and Flyer paper lying around, but I
just can't get acceptable results with it on the Canon.

Help, Anyone?







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Old April 6th 05, 02:30 AM
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tomviolin wrote:
I just purchased a Canon PIXMA iP8500.

Does anyone have any experience using inkjet photo papers other than
Canon brand in this or a similar printer? For example, Kodak papers or
store brands like Office Max photo paper?

I have found the Canon-brand papers to be more expensive with less
variety than, say, HP.

I do have some HP glossy Brochure and Flyer paper lying around, but I
just can't get acceptable results with it on the Canon.

Help, Anyone?


HP and Kodak paper do not work well with the fast Canon printers because the ink
doesn't get absorbed fast enough and pools as a result.

Ben
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Old April 6th 05, 05:07 AM
Jim Shaffer
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:30:16 GMT, Ben Thomas
wrote:

HP and Kodak paper do not work well with the fast Canon printers because the ink
doesn't get absorbed fast enough and pools as a result.


How about Epson papers? I'm probably going to buy a Canon printer
when my old slow Epson finishes its current cartridges, and I'll have
some Epson Heavyweight Matte and a little Epson Glossy Photo left.



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Old April 6th 05, 06:20 AM
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They work just fine in my Canon i960. Beautiful prints. You can also buy
Epson double sided matte for reasonably good two sided printing. Glossy
paper prints just have more color intensity and "snap"

"Jim Shaffer" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:30:16 GMT, Ben Thomas
wrote:

HP and Kodak paper do not work well with the fast Canon printers because
the ink
doesn't get absorbed fast enough and pools as a result.


How about Epson papers? I'm probably going to buy a Canon printer
when my old slow Epson finishes its current cartridges, and I'll have
some Epson Heavyweight Matte and a little Epson Glossy Photo left.





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Old April 6th 05, 06:50 AM
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Canon Tech Support, in writing, said the while they feel Canon Photo
Paper Pro performs best they would also recommend Epson Glossy Photo
paper as well. They also said that HP and Kodak paper did not produce
good results.

Jim Shaffer wrote:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:30:16 GMT, Ben Thomas
wrote:



HP and Kodak paper do not work well with the fast Canon printers because the ink
doesn't get absorbed fast enough and pools as a result.



How about Epson papers? I'm probably going to buy a Canon printer
when my old slow Epson finishes its current cartridges, and I'll have
some Epson Heavyweight Matte and a little Epson Glossy Photo left.





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Old April 6th 05, 08:29 PM
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Greetings Tom,

Kodak has created something called One Touch. This feature is incorporated
into the Kodak EasyShare Software as well as a stand alone reference from
their website. Please visit

http://www.kodak.com/go/inkjet
http://www.kodak.com/go/onetouch

These two options will give you some insight into what is offered. If you
go to the Inkjet site, look to the left of the screen and click on Printer
Settings. If you have a current driver installed for your printer, use the
suggested settings and you will find that Kodak paper will yield good
results.

The One Touch site gives you the option of downloading and installing the
latest driver adjustments for your printer if you are using the EasyShare
software. Of course, all of this is free.

Talk to you soon,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company



"tomviolin" wrote in message
oups.com...
I just purchased a Canon PIXMA iP8500.

Does anyone have any experience using inkjet photo papers other than
Canon brand in this or a similar printer? For example, Kodak papers or
store brands like Office Max photo paper?

I have found the Canon-brand papers to be more expensive with less
variety than, say, HP.

I do have some HP glossy Brochure and Flyer paper lying around, but I
just can't get acceptable results with it on the Canon.

Help, Anyone?



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Old April 6th 05, 10:16 PM
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"Ronald Baird" wrote in message
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Greetings Tom,

Kodak has created something called One Touch. This feature is incorporated
into the Kodak EasyShare Software as well as a stand alone reference from
their website. Please visit

http://www.kodak.com/go/inkjet
http://www.kodak.com/go/onetouch

These two options will give you some insight into what is offered. If you
go to the Inkjet site, look to the left of the screen and click on Printer
Settings. If you have a current driver installed for your printer, use the
suggested settings and you will find that Kodak paper will yield good
results.

The One Touch site gives you the option of downloading and installing the
latest driver adjustments for your printer if you are using the EasyShare
software. Of course, all of this is free.

Talk to you soon,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company


Hi Ron,

Thanks for your input into this thread. I don't know if it's official or
unofficial your input on behalf of Kodak, but it's welcome. It's a shame
other manufacturer don't contribute.

I would like to ask one question though. I have used many brands of paper,
not all covered in my previous post as some were cheap and cheerful and
other were specific to here in the uk.
All brands I've tried required some fine tuning of the printer settings to
achieve correct results. I've just gone through about 20/30 sheets of Folex
stock printing out a GretagMacbeth colour chart with embedded sRGB colour
space (Yes my monitor is calibrated to 2.2 also. There
was nothing really wrong with the results on default settings, but they
didn't quite match what I saw on my monitor and as I manipulate my images
its important to know what I'm seeing on the screen will be printed. So I
know that all paper requires some tweaking.
However Kodak paper I've used in the past required much more than just
tweaking. On default setting the whole image would have a pink cast,
brightness and contrast way off.
Why does it appear as if Kodak paper requires more adjustment to printer
settings than other brands?

Please don't take this question the wrong way - I'm no expert - just and
enthusiastic amateur.

Kind Regards,
Patrick




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Old April 7th 05, 02:04 AM
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I know you are trying to be helpful but this NG and the printer NG is
not a venue for you company's advertising aka SPAM.

Ronald Baird wrote:

Greetings Tom,

Kodak has created something called One Touch. This feature is incorporated
into the Kodak EasyShare Software as well as a stand alone reference from
their website. Please visit

http://www.kodak.com/go/inkjet
http://www.kodak.com/go/onetouch

These two options will give you some insight into what is offered. If you
go to the Inkjet site, look to the left of the screen and click on Printer
Settings. If you have a current driver installed for your printer, use the
suggested settings and you will find that Kodak paper will yield good
results.

The One Touch site gives you the option of downloading and installing the
latest driver adjustments for your printer if you are using the EasyShare
software. Of course, all of this is free.

Talk to you soon,

Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company



"tomviolin" wrote in message
roups.com...


I just purchased a Canon PIXMA iP8500.

Does anyone have any experience using inkjet photo papers other than
Canon brand in this or a similar printer? For example, Kodak papers or
store brands like Office Max photo paper?

I have found the Canon-brand papers to be more expensive with less
variety than, say, HP.

I do have some HP glossy Brochure and Flyer paper lying around, but I
just can't get acceptable results with it on the Canon.

Help, Anyone?







 




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