Yahoo Groups archive

Digital BW, The Print

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 22:56 UTC

Message

Epson C86 not up to paper handling of HPR 308gsm?

2005-11-23 by mkirschner

I've been happily using my C86 with EZ inks for a month or so now to 
make outstanding prints on Hahnamuhle Photo Rag paper (the 308gsm 
weight version).

I haven't made that many prints (maybe half a dozen on HPR itself - 
but several times than on Epson Enhanced Matte) but recently the 
printer has refused to feed the HPR paper, in spite of various 
attempts at hand-holding and coaxing. Paper size and orientation 
doesn't seem to matter - this happens with letter size paper down to 
4x6. I checked the C86 spec, and apparently the max paper width spec'd 
is .27 millimeter, which translates to about 260 gsm or so - 
significantly less than the HPR's thickness.

Anyone have a suitable thinner substitute for HPR, other than the 
thinner version of HPR itself (which might be a bit thin for my tastes 
at 188 gsm, working from memory). I'm aware of Paul's and Clayton's 
paper recommendations in general, but I'm curious about how others 
might have worked around this particular issue.

Thanks,
Mitch Kirschner

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.