Reading mode:
Install the app
How to install the app on iOS
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
-
Welcome to the new forums! Please read this first. For known issues we are working to resolve, click here.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Paper advice needed--S900 coming tomorrow
- Thread starter LewisT
- Start date
Linh Nguyen
Well-known member
canon ppp works best off the bat obviously.. just pricey. Office depot i've had good luck with now (using either pp+g or glossy paper setting w/ the quality set to 1). those two are my favorite so far... especially the OD since it's whiter, and i like to print leaving a border around it for 5x7's.. looks better than doing it w/ the canon ppp.
Epson paper (glossy) i do not really like.. i thought i had some premium gloss but it really wasn't.. so i haven't tried that, but the glossy photopaper (costco, $20/100), i don't like. It prints pretty well, but the gloss IMO isn't "smooth." Also only 9mil paper.
Red river papers.. i've had bad luck with unfortunately (paper looks great, but just doesn't print to my liking).
This is all from an s820, very similar tho. Jet Print i've also heard is a good alternative.. have not tried it myself.
Linh
Epson paper (glossy) i do not really like.. i thought i had some premium gloss but it really wasn't.. so i haven't tried that, but the glossy photopaper (costco, $20/100), i don't like. It prints pretty well, but the gloss IMO isn't "smooth." Also only 9mil paper.
Red river papers.. i've had bad luck with unfortunately (paper looks great, but just doesn't print to my liking).
This is all from an s820, very similar tho. Jet Print i've also heard is a good alternative.. have not tried it myself.
Linh
I'm buying an S900 tomorrow and am confused by the plethora of
messages re paper.
I'd like to print borderless 4 x 6, perhaps a few 5 x 7's. What
glossy paper should I buy? Canon, Epson, Office Depot?
Many thanks.
=pa=
Well-known member
Just got mine a couple of weeks ago, so all I can comment on is the Canon PPP paper, which is pretty spectacular. You can order it at about $9 for 15 sheets from Canoga Camera. If you order a big whack of it (Say 10 packs) it stings a bit, but then you have 150 sheets to work with and you soon forget the cost! I'd stick with the 8 x 10 stock, as the 4 x 6 is a little small for anything but a snapshot and you can do those 4 up on an 8 x 10 anyway.
Pretty soon you'll be screaming about the cost of inks. OEM tanks are expensive, but knockoffs are just as good (I don't know about archival quality - maybe someone else can offer guidance here). Remember, every time you cringe at the expense, just remember all those nasty 35 mm machine prints that don't even come close to the S900 in terms of quality!
I'd be interested to know of anything that comes close to the PPP stock that's equal/close in quality - for less money.
Cheers,
=pa=
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
Pretty soon you'll be screaming about the cost of inks. OEM tanks are expensive, but knockoffs are just as good (I don't know about archival quality - maybe someone else can offer guidance here). Remember, every time you cringe at the expense, just remember all those nasty 35 mm machine prints that don't even come close to the S900 in terms of quality!
I'd be interested to know of anything that comes close to the PPP stock that's equal/close in quality - for less money.
Cheers,
=pa=
--I'm buying an S900 tomorrow and am confused by the plethora of
messages re paper.
I'd like to print borderless 4 x 6, perhaps a few 5 x 7's. What
glossy paper should I buy? Canon, Epson, Office Depot?
Many thanks.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
David Kline
Well-known member
Anybody have any recommendations for terrific matte paper to use with my Canon S900?
I mainly print 4X6 and 5X7 matte photos, but as you know, Canon does not offer a matte paper.
I mainly print 4X6 and 5X7 matte photos, but as you know, Canon does not offer a matte paper.
Terry R.93363
Member
PPP = Canon Photo Print Pro paper
Terry R.
Terry R.
Sorry to be dense, but what is "PPP"?
Thanks again for all the feedback.
Happy 4th!
Linh Nguyen
Well-known member
canon ppp is only available in 4x6/8.5x11 AFAIK...Just got mine a couple of weeks ago, so all I can comment on is the
Canon PPP paper, which is pretty spectacular. You can order it at
about $9 for 15 sheets from Canoga Camera. If you order a big whack
of it (Say 10 packs) it stings a bit, but then you have 150 sheets
to work with and you soon forget the cost! I'd stick with the 8 x
10 stock, as the 4 x 6 is a little small for anything but a
snapshot and you can do those 4 up on an 8 x 10 anyway.
I would have to say this is HIGHLY subjective. Walmart (fuji frontier) does a much better job IMO. It is virtually dot free. Just a matter of getting prints correctly (as w/ the canon printer as well). For my uses tho, it doesn't matter, and i like to have more controll.Pretty soon you'll be screaming about the cost of inks. OEM tanks
are expensive, but knockoffs are just as good (I don't know about
archival quality - maybe someone else can offer guidance here).
Remember, every time you cringe at the expense, just remember all
those nasty 35 mm machine prints that don't even come close to the
S900 in terms of quality!
Linh
I'd be interested to know of anything that comes close to the PPP
stock that's equal/close in quality - for less money.
Cheers,
=pa=
--I'm buying an S900 tomorrow and am confused by the plethora of
messages re paper.
I'd like to print borderless 4 x 6, perhaps a few 5 x 7's. What
glossy paper should I buy? Canon, Epson, Office Depot?
Many thanks.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
Gus Stangeland
Senior Member
If you like matte (I don't) your local Walmart store will do an excellent job in 1 hour, on 4x6 for 29 cents each. In my opinion, I don't want to mess with 4x6 prints on my Canon S9000, so order them on-line. Everything else I print at home.
Anybody have any recommendations for terrific matte paper to use
with my Canon S900?
I mainly print 4X6 and 5X7 matte photos, but as you know, Canon
does not offer a matte paper.
Just got mine a couple of weeks ago, so all I can comment on is the
Canon PPP paper, which is pretty spectacular. You can order it at
about $9 for 15 sheets from Canoga Camera. If you order a big whack
of it (Say 10 packs) it stings a bit, but then you have 150 sheets
to work with and you soon forget the cost! I'd stick with the 8 x
10 stock, as the 4 x 6 is a little small for anything but a
snapshot and you can do those 4 up on an 8 x 10 anyway.
Linh Nguyen
Well-known member
heh, good question, i completely missed that
BillyBob
Senior Member
Most who go with the Matte use Epson Heavyweight Matte as I do. Works great with the S900/9000.
Best prices are normally here: http://www.atlex.com
They have a wide variety of sizes available.
HTH
BillyBob
Best prices are normally here: http://www.atlex.com
They have a wide variety of sizes available.
HTH
BillyBob
BillyBob
Senior Member
Should be Canon Photo Paper Pro
BillyBob
BillyBob
The Canon PPP paper is definately first class but theres others "almost" as good. I like HP and Epson both but then I have also used cheaper from Office Max and it was acceptable. Depends on what your going to do with the print and quality you need. For the best go with PPP.
MJ
MJ
Most who go with the Matte use Epson Heavyweight Matte as I do.
Works great with the S900/9000.
Best prices are normally here: http://www.atlex.com
They have a wide variety of sizes available.
HTH
BillyBob
I didn't knoew Canon could print borderless. If this is possible copuld someone tell me how????
MJ
MJ
I'm buying an S900 tomorrow and am confused by the plethora of
messages re paper.
I'd like to print borderless 4 x 6, perhaps a few 5 x 7's. What
glossy paper should I buy? Canon, Epson, Office Depot?
Many thanks.
=pa=
Well-known member
Alright, alright! My mistake! So it's four images on an 8.5 x 11 sheet!heh, good question, i completely missed that
Gus Stangeland
Senior Member
If you are still referring to 4x6, I think you will find it impossible to get four 4x6 images on one 8.5x11 sheet. A simply sanity test: each 4x6 image is 24 square inches - times 4 equals 96 sq in. A 8.5x11 sheet has 93.5 sq in, so there is no way.Alright, alright! My mistake! So it's four images on an 8.5 x 11
sheet!
=pa=
Well-known member
Yeah, Gus, I realize that - but I don't think you'd dispute that it is possible to print four relatively decent sized images on a 8.5 x 11 paper! Which is what I meant to say in the first place!
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
--If you are still referring to 4x6, I think you will find itAlright, alright! My mistake! So it's four images on an 8.5 x 11
sheet!
impossible to get four 4x6 images on one 8.5x11 sheet. A simply
sanity test: each 4x6 image is 24 square inches - times 4 equals 96
sq in. A 8.5x11 sheet has 93.5 sq in, so there is no way.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
It depends on the model - S-820, S-820D, S-900, and S-9000 are ones that I know can. The earlier Bjc-8200 and S-800 cannot. If yours is one that can, the information should be in the "User's Guide" and/or driver software. I am not up to date one any of their 4 color printers.
Jane
Jane
I'm buying an S900 tomorrow and am confused by the plethora of
messages re paper.
I'd like to print borderless 4 x 6, perhaps a few 5 x 7's. What
glossy paper should I buy? Canon, Epson, Office Depot?
Many thanks.
Gus Stangeland
Senior Member
Right after I posted that I realized I should have been a little more open-minded. For example, you could put four each prints on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper if you made them 4" by 5.33". Butting them all together, you would be using up 8" by 10.66" of paper.
Using Qimage and selecting borderless letter, tell QI to print the photos flush against the top left side, and you will just have to make 2 cuts, then 2 more to separate the 4 prints.
Why did I pick 4" by 5.33"? Because that is the exact aspect ratio of a G2 image - so you would get a print that is about the same as a 4x6, you'll get 4 prints to each sheet, and you will not have cropped off anything!
It sounds so good, I think I will try it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Using Qimage and selecting borderless letter, tell QI to print the photos flush against the top left side, and you will just have to make 2 cuts, then 2 more to separate the 4 prints.
Why did I pick 4" by 5.33"? Because that is the exact aspect ratio of a G2 image - so you would get a print that is about the same as a 4x6, you'll get 4 prints to each sheet, and you will not have cropped off anything!
It sounds so good, I think I will try it! Thanks for the inspiration!
--If you are still referring to 4x6, I think you will find itAlright, alright! My mistake! So it's four images on an 8.5 x 11
sheet!
impossible to get four 4x6 images on one 8.5x11 sheet. A simply
sanity test: each 4x6 image is 24 square inches - times 4 equals 96
sq in. A 8.5x11 sheet has 93.5 sq in, so there is no way.
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. - R. Duke
Similar threads
- Replies
- 41
- Views
- 13K
- Replies
- 17
- Views
- 1K
- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 32
- Replies
- 1
- Views
- 741
Keyboard shortcuts
- f
- Forum
About
Editorial content
Cameras & Lenses
All content, design, and layout are Copyright © 1998–2025 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.
©GPS Media - Guides, Products, Services.
Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.
©GPS Media - Guides, Products, Services.