"Dudley Hanks" <hanks.dudley@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:wJlvj.39341$w57.27934@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Greetings,
>
> I've printed a few BW shots with a 600dpi HP Laserjet on glossy paper,
and
> people seem to think they look like retro '50s prints. Of course, the
> feedback hasn't come from serious photogs, just a few friends and
relates.
>
> In a past thread, I noticed that an Epson inkjet with multiple
cartridges
> was recommended for serious artistic work, but I'm wondering what some
of
> the more dedicated BW guys (or gals) think about the results one gets
from
> a mono laser printer.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dudley
>
A quick word of warning here, paper sold as 'photo inkjet' often has a
plastic-like coating on the backside. Depending on the paper and your
printer, this can melt in the fuser (which is were the paper is ran
between
heated rollers to melt to toner to the paper) and can gum up or even ruin
your printer in a few seconds flat.
I've tried it before now with no problems when I make printed circuit
boards
(where you actually /don't/ want the toner to stick too well to the paper
so
you can then transfer it to a copper circuit board with a household iron
and
pressure), but be aware of the dangers and proceed at your own risk.
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