Re: EPSON ET8550 with EPSON 250 resin coated substrate
John and Gary,
Thank you for this valuable info and experience. I knew there would be a curl annoyance, but Gary's input elevates that. I recently bought a 24" Rotatrim and knew that would help. You indicate yes, a bit. (Wow I love this Rotatrim! BTW.)
For $35-ish cost/benefit context I should describe the use case for this material: Protest signs for the two of us and others. They are better timely -- therefore printed anew on non-fine-art materials. Not a short term need. Yes, hassle can ruin that benefit. I have my fingers crossed. (On Reddit someone mentioned a rig for winding reverse to overcome the worst of the curl.)
The seller turns out to be a someone connected to Kodak Rochester for years ending in the mid nineties so I look forward to interesting visit to what became their private digital production environment after retirement. "The Olden Days" sharing. I did some digital transition consulting with parts of Kodak and other players at that time. (Not at Kodak's higher decision levels to be clear.)
My last comment about the Epson 250 paper is its surface, described as akin to Kodak's "N" resin-coated B&W darkroom paper. There were photos that did not look good on that surface. So we'll see if that is a limitation... but, again, $35-37.
May 07, 2026 at 02:23 PM
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