Recommend- a printer - for photos? (Don't want HP logo on back)

I use HP injkets to produce some nice photos, but I hate the way on the
back .. there's that HP logo, so it's obvious it's come from a home
printer.

Does anyone sell photopaper that doesn't have this?

 

You can use other papers in the HP and you can use the HP paper in other
printers.

I might suggest that HP has some rather high end printers that few
non-professionals can afford. Personally I would not worry. Who cares how
you make a good photo, it is a matter of how good it is.

In any case you may need to try different papers until you find one that
works well for you and your printer. Paper is as important as the ink and
the printer in the process. It is a combined effort of all three.

If you post your printer model, maybe others with the same model may be
able to make some specific suggestions that have worked for them.

 

Costco's Kirkland glossy photo paper has no logo on the back and produces
prints on my Canon printer that look like lab prints. A friend tried a few
sheets in his HP printer and said the results were fine. $19 for 125 sheets
of 8.5x11 paper is a great price, and it would be worth $19 to try it. If
you don't like the result you can always find a friend with a Canon printer
and give him/her a nice gift!

 

The easier solution is to get some printable labels and stick them on
the back of the sheet. Averys are expensive, Staples /used/ to carry
30-packs of full sheet labels over by where the brochure and similar
specialty papers are, /not/ on the aisle with the labels, for $10. I'm
not sure if they still have this.

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Thanks, but I'm in England. I'll look around..

 

from what i have heard is that hp paper works better in hp printers than
anything else. i use kirkland photo paper with canon ink in my canon
ip4000 and get results that rival canon photo paper pro. for under
$20.00 plus the cost of a fiskars rotary paper cutter you can give it a
try and if it does not work costco will take it back no questions
asked. the cut sheet 4x6 is made by anhother mfg and is not as
white-bright. the full sheet may be made by ilford photo company.

 

Try Ilford, for a dye printer Ilford Classic, a pigmented ink printer
use the Ilford paper that doesn't say Classic. Don't sweat the small
stuff, and this is truely small stuff. The classic story is with the HP
Design Jet 30-130 printers there is a certain HP paper these printers
get up to 100 year fade life according to Wilhelm, Wilhelm tried a
Staples paper in the designjet printers and by the same testing got a
figure of less than 3 year life span. Just to illustrate there is more
to paper / ink combinations than meets the eye. Other HP papers won't
work as well, you have to buy the HP paper recommended for these
printers.

Tom

 

many are pretty sure that ilford classic is sold under the
costco/kirkland name in the full sheet box. it says made in switzerland
and i do not know of any other paper company in switzerland that
produces photo paper.

 

Where HAVE you been? You can buy paper branded by Kodak, HP, Epson, and
many other brands. Just look at Office Depot, or Staples.
Note that using the paper made by the printer manufacturer will usually
give better results with less painful 'tweaking' of the printer settings.

 

Epson glossy photo papers have a logo on the back. Kodak glossy papers
require altering settings. I had problems with Kodak papers in an Epson
dye-based printer with ink not drying for the longest time and bronzing in
the dark areas. Using the special settings suggested by Kodak tech support
still didn't do it. I don't know how they perform in Canon or HP printers,
but that one experience was enough for me.

 

I would expect it to be difficult to find a paper that will work as well
as the original. Note: the question of longevity should be considered as
well. However if the label means a lot of the OP, then look he should and
should consider the trade offs.

 

Rather than change paper, change your attitude. I'm rather proud of the
photos I've printed. Why be ashamed of what you do?

 

Interesting "fear of being found out" you have.

In my case, people get blown away when I tell them: "Oh, I printed that
on my printer".

I don't tell them I used inexpensive aftermarket ink - otherwise they'll
be queuing at my door with their digital cameras in hand.

-Taliesyn

 

Kodak paper works great in HP printers, but then the ink and paper were
designed to be compatible. Today's printers and ink are a chemical
match for eachother, which is why using the paper recommended by the
printer/ink manufacturer is a good idea.

 

Why is it "obvious that it came from a home printer"? It's obvious that it
was printed with an inkjet. The person holding it has no way of knowing
whether it was a $50 bargain-basement cheapie or a $20K roll-size 8-color
RIP-ed monster other than the quality of the image.

And why does it matter anyway?

 

You don't know that for sure, any more that the very same manufacturers of
quality aftermarket ink could be manufacturing OEM ink under contract.

 

i have no experience with HP. But as far as a logo on the back, who
much cares. So much printing is done on inkjet these days. Kodak, Fuji
and every other photo processor did this for years. Personally, I use
Ilford paper on my Epson printers. In particular the Classic Pearl for
portraits/people/interiors and Classic Smooth for landscapes and other
"glossy" applications. I find the subdued gloss more attractive. Yes
it is expensive (about 14.00 US/25 sheets) but it is pretty paper.
If I have bulk printing to do, I just take the image to my local photo
processor. Its faster and cheaper.

 

costco/kirkland photo glossy (presumed to be Ilford) is 125 sheets for
under $20.00. it seems you are overpaying for the same thing.

 

costco/kirkland/ilford works great in a canon printer with canon ink.
while paper is important it is more important to use factopry ink so you
do not ruin the printer. paper is either good or bad but bad ink will
give your printer the long kiss goodbye.

 

I regularly use Kodak papers with my HP printers. The Kodak
EasyShare software (free download from kodak.com) makes it
easy to do - it has built-in settings for most printers.
Some other papers don't work well with HP inks.