This is just a quick update on my adventures with LexJet’s wonderful Sunset Photo Metallic Paper (see links to previous posts below). LexJet has always said that you can’t profile this paper yourself and to just use one of their profiles or one you made for their eSatin paper, so that’s what I’ve always done….
Here are my observations after several rounds of print tests, expanded a bit to include not only LexJet Sunset Photo Metallic Paper but also satin & glossy papers and both Hahnemuhle Protective Spray and PremierArt Print Shield spray. I hesitate to call them anything but observations, as the differences I noted were in many cases…
Wife is at a movie with friends, so what’s a guy to do with a night to himself? Why, make test prints on LexJet Sunset Photo Metallic Paper, of course! Canon ipf5100, HP Z3100 with and without Gloss Enhancer, and each one tested with and without Print Shield spray. I’ll post my results & conclusions…
I’ve been testing LexJet’s new metallic photo paper (http://www.lexjet.com/i-14286-LexJet-Sunset-Photo-Metallic-Paper-SPMP2400.aspx) and so far it seems very nice indeed. And I can print on it using my HP Z3100 printer – no need to have the printing done at a lab! I’m wondering how other photographers present their work on metallic, Fuji Crystal Archive, or Kodak Endura…