Need Recommendation of Paper for Ink Jet

[bob carnie]

I have a lot of landscape images that I want to print over the next week, Currently have used Hannamuhle Cotton Rag, and Epson Exhibition Fibre Gloss.

I find the EEFG too realistic and glossy for the subject matter, and I find the HCR acceptable but am looking for something thick and between the two papers that is readily available.

Any suggestions would be helpful, for this I can use Cannon IPf 9000 or Epson 7800 with K3 inks.

[ljsegil]

My current favorite paper is Hahnemuhle Museum Etching, although it is more textured than their rag paper (and a bit heavier) so may not be what you are looking for. I find it produces lovely prints. Perhaps a good compromise between the two papers you mention would be Museo Silver Rag, some texture but with a glossier finish than a matte paper. Also very nice, with its own character.
LJS

[jtrupiano]

I use Epson Premium Luster or the Velvet Fine Art... but that's mostly out of habit, I say stick with the Hahnemuhle, that's good stuff.

[Brian Ellis]

"thick and between the two papers." The two papers are glossy and matte (I assume the Hahnemhule is matte, I've never used it).

Sounds like you want a 310 gsm or thereabouts paper in a semi-gloss/luster/pearl/whatever surface.

I prefer matte papers and my current favorite is Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Smooth. However, I got a deal on a couple boxes of Epson Premium Luster and have been trying it. It's the best semi-gloss I've used. The others (mainly Harman and Crane's Museo Silver Rag, I forget exactly what the Harman is called) were too glossy for my tastes, they purport to look like the old fiber base darkroom paper but to me they looked more like RC). So you might try the Epson. It's 240 gsm, I don't know whether that's any heavier than the two papers you mention. It's also inexpensive compared to Hahnemuhle and many others.

[andy]

check out the canson baryta photographique--it's a 310gsm and beautiful.

[bob carnie]

thanks all I will give a few of them a go,

[bob carnie]

Andy , what is the surface like ??as this is one that was recommended on another thread I started a while back.

Don't let Kirk know I started two similar threads , he will fry me for that.

check out the canson baryta photographique--it's a 310gsm and beautiful.

[Kirk Gittings]

I'm lighting the burner as I write

I second the vote for the canson baryta papers.

[bob carnie]

I'm lighting the burner as I write

I second the vote for the canson baryta papers.

[andy]

it's quite smooth, and the paper has a nice depth--it's really beautiful. it's not really that shiny, but not quite matte either. hard to describe.
from the canson site:

"Baryta Photographique is a true Baryta paper developed for inkjet technology. It consists of an alpha-cellulose, acid-free pure white paper with the same barium sulphate coating as for traditional silver halide and a premium inkjet colour receiver layer."