When I using the 1280 printer, I used Epson Matte Paper Heavy Weight quite a bit. It was a very low cost paper that everyone liked.
Now that I have the 3800, it seems that paper is not compatible with Epson K3 inks. I'd like to find a new low cost matte paper. The Epson Archival Matte is yellower looking, and it does not seem to have a very good reputation. Any favorites out there?
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The easiest way to find 'your' paper is to do some sampling. Almost all the paper mfg. have sample packs--Red River, ShadesofPaper for Innova, Hahnemuhle, etc., Ink Jet Art for their own and known mfgs., Moab, Hawks Mt., etc. After doing a huge amount of sampling, I chose Hawks Mt. Condor Bright White (had a hard time deciding between that and the non OBA natural). It comes in 17 x 25 and other sizes.
Red River, Ink Jet Art and Hawks Mt. all have very nice less expensive mattes--I'd start there first I think---and 'generic' 3800 profiles for the papers but of course you can have a profile created for your paper/printer.
Diane
