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• Sold Individually as 1 Each
• Glossy finish helps produce a high-end result.
• Perfect for professional color and black-and-white prints.

Printing black and white digitally can be quite tricky and I have experimented with a number of papers in trying to get great looking prints. This is, in my opinion, the closest your going to get to getting your digital prints to look like traditional B&W. Granted, you have to adjust your photos for proper contrast first, but this paper goes a long way in helping you.

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This paper is a fantastic marketing tool for Epson. Everyone raves about it. I''d like it if it would go through the Stylus Pro 3880 without scratching but it won''t. The transport rollers, tiny metal cogwheels in pairs approx. 1/8 inch apart running across the 17 inch width of the printer scratch the entire ink printed surface with parallel lines accented by the tips of the cogwheels. Also there was a problem with microscopic white dots in dark areas. I found out the white dots are a known issue (which Epson tech support did not tell me about) resulting from paper dust coating the new paper which flakes off after the ink dries. This topic turned up in extensive forum research and has been a big problem for Epson. Each piece must be carefully cleaned of paper dust before printing. The printing surface is much too delicate. Extreme caution must be used as it scratches easily. Must be spray coated with Krylon Crystal Clear or Hahnemule spray to prevent dry prints from scratching, which adds considerably to the cost and production time.

I''m on my 4th replacement printer now and it is scratching the Exhibition Fiber paper, too. I now must send the paper back to Epson for a refund and look for a different, less archival, less desirable surface, probably resin coated paper that will run through the 3880 without scratching. This has been a big hassle for my business as I put much effort into marketing the archival and fine photographic quality of the 3880/Exhibition Fiber combination. Black and White prints made with advanced control of the 3880 on Exhibition Fiber do look great, until you notice the scratches. Bottom line: expensive paper ends up being more trouble than it''s worth.

Would love to hear from anyone who''s had similar issues with this paper and/or the Stylus Pro 3880, especially if you''ve got a solution.

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Don''t buy this paper for everyday use. This is for special prints that you want to look best. It''s expensive paper, but in photo paper you get what you pay for. This is not a matte cotton rag paper; it''s a soft gloss photo paper. It will produce traditional looking photographic prints with extremely sharp detail, beautiful colors, and excellent contrast. Obviously, the quality of the printer will affect the final result as well. The newer Stylus Pro Epson printers come with a print setting specifically for this paper. I use it for prints that are in an exhibition, and for prints that I sell, made on an Epson 3880 8 color pigment ink printer. I think you would also get good results with the Epson 6 color Claria dye ink system.

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The product was shipped in appropriate packaging, came quickly after ordering, and was much cheaper than from the manufacturer. When it comes time to purchase again, I''ll do it this way.

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I''m using an HP Z5200 (44" wide, eight ink) printer and, after an extensive search, I''ve selected this paper for my portfolio.

The Z5200 has a built-in spectrometer, so building a profile was easy.

The blacks are rich, the colors vivid, and the whites are as clean and bright as you can get without added whiteners.

I''ve been printing on 13"X19" sheets but I''ve now ordered several 24"X50'' rolls for my larger prints.

My only complaint is that it''s too damned expenisve to use for my "everyday" printing.