The New Epson Legacy Papers Review

Epson Introduces Four New Fine Art Papers

At about the time this review will be published, Epson should be releasing both the roll and sheet versions of its new Legacy line of inkjet photographic papers. The market has become rather well-supplied with a number of high quality papers, hence any company bringing yet more offerings to market should have both good reason and something special to offer.
Figure 1. The Epson Legacy Paper Packaging
Epson does. Not privy to inside information, my hunch is that Epson looked at its paper line-up relative to all of its new printer models and decided that there were important gaps in its offerings being satisfied by third-party paper makers, so why not fill these gaps with their own. While Epson has been quite strong in papers using MK ink, its line-up for PK papers lacked Baryta and Platine type papers, and its matte line deserved a freshening-up with matte papers that are thick, quite white without OBAs, and having smooth or textured surface. He...