#Best paper for epson 3880 printer manuals#
#Best paper for epson 3880 printer pro#
#Best paper for epson 3880 printer series#

#Best paper for epson 3880 printer series#

My understanding is that the 3000 series do not work too well with canvas. If you want long prints on canvas, it will be the lowest cost option.

#Best paper for epson 3880 printer manuals#

Also, full service manuals are available on the web, including details on resetting the waste ink, etc. The front tray pushes in, the rear roll holder is easily removable, and if space is limited it could be mounted above the printer. It will print on card, has vacuum suction, cut off knife, etc. Quality compatible pigment ink, with refillable cartridges costs about ВЈ60.00 per litre. It wastes no ink in changing from matt to gloss black - I believe later models use ink in changing from matt to gloss. It is well engineered, compared to the 3000 series.

#Best paper for epson 3880 printer pro#

LetвЂ™s take a closer look at some of the best photo paper options available on the market today.For about ВЈ400 (uk) (probably much less elsewhere) you can get a used stylus pro 4000 printer. Fine art media is generally heavier than mass-produced photo paper and comes in a huge range of smooth or uniquely textured finishes that give them a much higher-quality look and feel.ДЄs with printer manufacturersвЂ™ own-brand papers, Canson and HahnemГјhle offer ICC profiles for a huge range of inkjet printers, to ensure the utmost accuracy and fidelity.

Some Canson and HahnemГјhleвЂ™s fine art media is made on traditional mould paper machines, which are now very rare, in a process that goes back centuries and has been favored by the greatest painters down the ages. Whereas standard photo papers tend to have a plasticky feel and can be somewhat lacking in character, fine art papers are often based on cotton вЂragвЂ™ and other premium fibers, and are created to the highest standards with specialist manufacturing processes. So-called вЂfine artвЂ™ media is available from printer manufacturers like Canon and Epson but also from specialist paper makers like Canson and HahnemГјhle, who take papermaking to a more elevated level. The downside is that stability is less good over time, so theyвЂ™re typically not used in archival and вЂfine artвЂ™ media.Д«ecause the results are pretty much guaranteed when using own-brand inks and papers, many photographers donвЂ™t venture any further. Indeed, ultra-white papers sometimes include optical brighteners, similar to those used in laundry detergents, which react with UV light to give a super-bright appearance. ItвЂ™s an important issue because different papers have varying whiteness and react with ink in different ways. ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles ensure that the right mix of inks is used to maximize color fidelity for any given own-brand paper with a particular ink set. The chemistry of the inks and papers are naturally formulated to work together. Using own-brand inks and photo papers from the likes of Canon and Epson, you can be assured of photo prints that should last a lifetime without fading. Gloss differential can also be a problem, where areas of the print with a denser covering of ink look less glossy than areas with a relatively light covering. ThatвЂ™s because the pigments generally wonвЂ™t be fully absorbed beneath the outer layer, which can give rise to вЂbronzingвЂ™, where the print looks blank and lifeless when viewed from certain angles. TheyвЂ™re also suitable for printing on glossy, semi-gloss and lustre photo papers but less ideal than dye-based inks. The larger molecules of the pigments are more robust and better suited to matte paper. Unlike dye-based inks, the pigments in these inks is suspended in the liquid rather than being dissolved. ItвЂ™s more ideal for printers like the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 and Epson SureColor P700 and SureColor P900, which use pigment-based inks. With matte photo papers, the ink is laid on the top-layer inkjet coating, rather than being absorbed beneath it.