I'm not sure what the specs of the Epson 740, but your cartridge should be able to produce more than 8 5x7s. I get about 10 to 15 11 x 14s from each color cartridge on my Epson 1200. I don't like Kodak inkjet papers. The best glossy is Epson Premium Photo Paper. Epson Archival Matte is also very nice. My absolute favorite is Hannemuhle Digital Fine Art. The "William Turner" 310g/m2 stock is a beautiful water color style paper that prints wonderfully. I believe it's similar to the old Ilford Fine Art Paper. A recent side by side comparison of inkjet printers in Macworld magazine once again gave top honors to Epson. Paul
CBWaters wrote: > > I bought a new color cartridge for my Color 740 last weekend. I've been > printing a lot this week, trying to figure out why all my prints look > washed-out. You may recall I was asking about color management. I've > printed about eight 5X7 photos and a few smaller ones and now the ink's low > again. Is this normal? How do you digital darkroom guys afford to print > your photos? With the price I paid for that cartridge, it works out to > about $3.50 per print. > BTW, I finally got some that look just *OK*. Certainly, I've not printed > anything I would pay for yet. > > I've been printing on Kodak Matte picture paper. Would I be getting markedly > better looking prints on a glossy high-end paper? > > If I get a new printer, (~$100-150) should I get another Epson? > > Cory > Lost in the digital darkroom
