Replicating the appearance and feel of a traditional F-surface darkroom paper, Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper aims to provide users with a beautiful soft gloss finish for their digital prints. A fiber base offers a professional feel with a weight of 325 gsm and thickness of 13 mil, making it an excellent choice for galleries and exhibitions. Also, by utilizing some optical brightening agents the paper is able to reach a whiteness of 147% and a brightness of 111%. This makes it possible to create prints with deep blacks and subtle tonal gradations, suitable for advanced black-and-white printing as well as long-lasting color prints. Additionally, this paper is instant drying.
This paper is available here as a 25-pack of 8.5 x 11″ sheets.
Rhea Hansen (verified owner) –
This is a thick paper with a solid feel and nice texture — much better than Lustre. Without a doubt it is Epson’s finest paper ever manufactured. I viewed several prints made with an Epson 9900 and this paper that were beyond description. They were that great! The sharp tones and brilliant colors are terrific. As for this paper being similar to that of papers used by wet darkroom owners, I highly disagree on this point. I had a darkroom for many years. Exhibition Fiber Paper is absolutely nothing at all like the papers I used in that environment. This is not a shortcoming. It is just an observation. Exhibition Fiber Paper is a marvelous product on its own basis.
Moshe Kilback (verified owner) –
Wonderful for landscapes and portrait work. Great color gamut; heavy weight paper is actually easier to handle. Great price from B&H. Packed perfectly to protect edges; they know their business.
Mathias Kunze (verified owner) –
I primarily print in bold, saturated color and I find the results with this paper unmatched in terms of DMAX and brilliance using this paper and Epson pigment inks.
Marcelina Berge (verified owner) –
I use this for B+W exhibition printing. It has surface and paper weight that works for me. No cons.
Cornelius Rau (verified owner) –
This is my top choice for a non-matte paper, for both color and B&W. It loves the Epson K3 inks and my 3880. I like the prints I get with this paper much better than with ultra permium luster paper.
Imani Keebler (verified owner) –
It’s great paper – must try.
Daryl Wisozk (verified owner) –
For exhibition paper, I wouldn’t expect it to contain little black dots on each page. There aren’t many, but if you look closely there are like 2 or 3 little black dots randomly appearing on each page. We bought this for a class, where 3 other people bought the same paper from B&H; all of them had the dots. However, it’s still a good paper for proofing or portfolios if you don’t mind the dots because of the price. I wouldn’t show them in a gallery though.
Kaelyn Jones (verified owner) –
I use this with an Epson 3800 printer. It produces large, beautiful prints. I love this paper and also use the 8.5 X11 size.
Julianne Price (verified owner) –
A rich looking paper that reproduces the best black and white images I have seen on paper designed for inkjet. Of course much depends on the source, but the images I struck using an Epson R2400 and a 6400 dpi scan from a medium format Tri-X original were incredibly detailed and rich in tonality. The surface of this paper is a thing of wonder, just the right fiber based air dried gloss with an amazing degree of smoothness and uniformity. The paper lays flat after absorbing high density Photo PRM ink levels and looks incredible under glass when matted and framed. This is a true archival, museum quality professional product when used with the right inks and matted on acid free board.
Carson Waelchi (verified owner) –
I am a big fan of Epson’s Premium Luster paper. Of the prints I have made with Exhibition Fiber so far, some are very similar to Luster but others, the more demanding prints, are a noticeable improvement. I would describe the colors as not more saturated but more vivid than the Luster prints. Also the transitions between colors and shades seems smoother. I really like the weight of the paper, its much heavier than Luster. That makes it easier to handle and mount regardless of the method I choose. The surface is not as glossy as Luster. It reminds me of the old black and white chemical prints where we air dried glossy paper. A very smooth surface. I think its going to be my new favorite Epson paper.
Jamie Klein (verified owner) –
It doesn’t even worth it. I used a lot of papers and this one is the worst paper I ever used. I bought this paper for my portfolio uses but it’s not good. Why? 1. I used Epson Stylus Pro 4900 but this paper have a lot of scratches! WTH. Any other papers had no problem but only this paper had scratch issues. Now, I have to re-print with other paper, Moab Lasal luster, for better quality again. 2. Texture is very un-unify. I really hate this paper because of that. It made my pics to be quite messy because of this kind of weird texture. 3. Because of these reasons, it’s not worth $25 or more.
Bill Pagac (verified owner) –
A little bit complicated because of the download extraction and other steps necessary to print with the paper. fabulous quality
Roxanne Jenkins (verified owner) –
I did not think Epson would make a photographic paper this good. Color, depth, look and feel are just about perfect.
Armando Brekke (verified owner) –
paper is heavy stock wonderful color or bw the only problem is the long side curls up a little after the images are printed once matted and framed no problem
Magali Welch (verified owner) –
Great fiber-based glossy paper.
Carlo Smith (verified owner) –
I can’t believe how close to real darkroom paper this looks. It has just enough gloss to look like fiber paper. I compared it to the Ilford Gold Silk paper and it is much better quality! I guess that’s why it costs twice as much!
Jalen Schmeler (verified owner) –
Exhibition Fiber has long been one of my favorite papers for printing images for sale in a Gallery. (The other favorite is Velvet Fine Art.) Used this batch for both color and B&W prints for a photo competition/exhibition. Printed on my Epson 3800. Did not disappoint. Never does. Highly recommended.
Kody Spinka (verified owner) –
I’ve been using Epson printers for years, and have gone through several generations of their high end printers. Similarly, I have used a variety of Epson papers. I sell my pictures and spend a great deal of time tweaking my work before printing. I have migrated to the almost exclusive use of Exhibition Fiber Paper in my work for several reasons. The tonal range is superb, the paper is thick and durable, the surface is stunning and the bright whites are unmatched. In reading about this paper the only thing I have seen that could be an issue is whether the bright whites will fade with time (many years…) due to technical reasons related to the manufacturing process. I only hope I’m around long enough to see if this is a problem or not! I love this paper as it displays my work like no other paper I have used. It is expensive, but worth it.
Declan Buckridge (verified owner) –
I make 22 x 28 prints on Exhibition fiber paper with an Epson 7880 inkjet printer.. Although the paper and resulting images are beautiful, often times the paper has some kind of fibers on it. Sometimes it has dust or even a small marking and even once a hair.These sheets I save to use as test prints because the paper is unreliable in printing. Also, the surface, once cured, scratches easily. Utmost care has to be taken while storing and framing.
Harmon Prosacco (verified owner) –
Good paper. Seems to be a little to white but I don’t mind…besides my customers love it and that is what matters most.