josh_standon Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I have been printing some photos with Canon papers on my Canon printer. But, I am wondering about the alternativepapers, those not made by the company that makes the printer. Has anybody had success using papers fromcompanies like Ilford? How about papers sold by individual camera stores under their own line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 the important thing is to have a profile to use with the other paper brnd, all the major like kodak, epson, canon, ilford etc..have profile on there web site that work with many kind of printer. Just make sure that the *no name* paper have his own profile also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 or you may need to have one create for you if you really like it and didtn find any profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin_mattson1 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Like Patrick said, it's all in the profile. You're going to get the best results with a good profile for the paper -- in some cases the manufacturer-provided profiles from the paper maker will do a great job, in others you'll really want to drop the cash on a custom profile for your combination of paper and printer. From experience, Harman and Crane tend to have very good profiles, Hahnemuehle has very good profiles depending on your taste, Ilford (who are completely unrelated to the darkroom Ilford) has mostly good profiles that get a little weird in specific tones, and Moab's profiles are... hit-and-miss. You can often get by without profiles, but you'll really unlock the potential of any paper with a quality profile for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kory gunnarsen Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 A good profile is a must, there is no way around it for digital printing.There are many paper companies, but there are some top ones to look at in terms of quality. Hahnemuhle, Museo, Innova, Harman, Moab are some of the top companies. Hahnemuhle has been making paper since 1584, you can bet the quality is amazing. Many printer companies get some of their paper from paper companies like these. Now that you are looking past the manufacturers papers you are truly opening yourself up to a world of new possibilities. The next step for you is to start printing on Fabrics (Jacquard) or Booksmart Fine Art Metals (real aluminum metal to print on, similar to metallic paper or ilfochrome), Good luck, there are many papers out there, ask someone who has used them all. Or just call me. Kory 1.800.761.6623 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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