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Re: Epson Enhanced Matt / Heavy Weight Matt

2003-09-04 by Bob Michaels

Like you, I can tell very little difference between them. Give me the
same print on both papers, side by side, and I can tell you which is
which after a few seconds. But given one print, I can't confidently
say it's on one paper or the other. That's using MIS FSN inks and MIS
VM inks. 

I believe the general view on this group is that EEM is good and HWM
is not. But my real life experiences are otherwise. The late great
Jerry Olson and I had this discussion off list. I will always remember
being impressed when Jerry finally admitted that in side by side
comparisons, he could tell very little difference. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "IF YOU DONT HAVE
A CAM, DONT BOTHER" <andy-j1959@m...> wrote:
> I may not be searching right, but can someone tell me the difference 
> between these two papers?  I have printed on both and I can only 
> tell a very slight difference in print qualities--but cannot say one 
> is better than the other.  In fact, I can barely tell any difference 
> at all.  I am using Epson's stock drivers, matt black ink.  They 
> both look pretty damn good to me.  Is there any practical reason to 
> spend so much more on the Enhanced Matt?  Or perhaps the images I am 
> printing are just not complex enough to bring out the true 
> differences?
> 
> THanks

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