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.
Viva Boyle (verified owner) –
I had read some good things about this paper and gave it a try. The prints have the look of the best papers we used to use in the darkroom. The texture is excellent and the slight gloss enhances the image. I haven’t found anything this good for inkjet printing. The weight is impressive. The only problem I have found is the paper is too thick for my HP printer but perfect for my Epson.
Coby Batz (verified owner) –
Love my photo prints on this paper. Clean natural look
Oran Lemke (verified owner) –
When it works it’s great. It has a lovely, smooth surface. Regrettably, about 50% of my printing attempts with 8.5 x 11 paper were ruined by either 1) black spots on the paper as it came from the box, 2) feeding problems (mostly but not entirely fixed by setting my Epson 3880’s platen gap to wide) or 3) white specks that appeared on the paper after printing, as either bits of the paper surface flaked off or loose flakes that I had missed in my pre-printing air-bulb dusting of the paper came off. Very frustrating. Not sure if I’m going to continue to use it after the batch I bought from B&H during the last Epson rebates runs out.
Joey Erdman (verified owner) –
Ordered this for a photography project and wanted to see how my images came out in large format on semi-gloss paper. Usually I’m a fan of matte papers because glossy prints have too much shine, this was a good compromise/middle-ground to have both, without being obnoxiously shiny. Would totally order again but encourage you to use a test sheet to make sure the tones in your image are going to print properly.
Derrick Koelpin (verified owner) –
Great paper, wish it was brighter. Don’t stock up too much in humid climates as the edges tent to curl inward and can catch on the print head.
Dan Larkin (verified owner) –
Using for photo exhibition. Prints lower contrast than what you see on your screen. Blacks tend to be somewhat muddy. But fixable with greater contrast and color saturation than you might see as normal. Perfect weight and surface for exhibition. Mounted and under glass blacks appear deeper.
Eulah Gleason (verified owner) –
Really great paper for a very decent price. Nice and stiff, has a bit of weight. Good for test prints or final prints. Very professional.
Eliane Lubowitz (verified owner) –
I have an Epson 2880 and want to print 16×24 and so I got a roll of the EFP and cut it into 25 sheets and flattened them out. Works great, but it would be nice if they made 17×25 paper.
Elvie Moore (verified owner) –
I have an Epson P800 printer and this is the paper I use most of the time. It presents beautifully for color as well as black and white prints. The Epson printer profile works great with my printer. I like to museum mat my prints rather than glue them to a backing board. The weight and thickness of this paper make it a great choice for doing this. If you are serious about your photography this is a paper worth trying.
Cassandre Dare (verified owner) –
Beautiful, high quality, heavy weight paper. I am really pleased with how images look on it. My only complaint is several sheets have had dark specs in them, which I have had to reserve for some of my darker images so they disappear.
Franz Greenholt (verified owner) –
Excellent dmax and smooth finish. The free profile from Pixel Genius is almost perfect! Combine a calibrated monitor, EFP, and the Pixel Genius profile and you will get stunning results!
Alexandrine Watsica (verified owner) –
I’m using this to print landscape photography on the Epson 3880. by cutting it to 17 inches wide I can print panoramas up to 30 inches long. My other choice of paper is Harman by Hahnemuhle which I normally use in the 17×25 inch size on the Epson 3880. One problem with the Harman paper is that it often comes with curled edges & tends to warp until the ink is perfectly dry. What I like better about the Epson Exhibition Fibre is that it lies perfectly flat & stays flat even just after printing. Both of these papers give brilliant sharp prints & I would recommend either one.
Celia Howe (verified owner) –
This is my favorite paper for any image, color or black & white. Black and white produces a warm tone that fit my images perfectly!
Ena Kuvalis (verified owner) –
Reliable go to paper for our studio.
Cecile Tremblay (verified owner) –
I am using the 17×22 paper to print a portfolio of black and white landscape photographs. I have used Ilford Gallerie Gold Fiber Silk for my previous projects which I find has a slightly warmer tone to it which the Epson does not. Both have the look and feel of traditional silver paper but the Epson not quite as much as the Ilford. The papers’ tonal range is long and can handle subtle tonal changes. All in all a very good quality paper.
Walker Reichert (verified owner) –
Almost like a real photography paper.
Creola Erdman (verified owner) –
This paper has a wonderful feel and weight. I’ve printed many color photography portfolios on it and they’ve held up well. Honestly, it reminds me of the Ilford silver gelatin papers I used to use in the darkroom, but thicker. It has a luster, semi-gloss finish but without a problematic glare. One thing I’ve noticed is that it is quite warm in tone so you’ll need to add a blue curve layer in photoshop to compensate if you don’t want your print to look warm/yellow-y. I’ve never had problems with it jamming or smudging. It is expensive, but worth the price for a high-end fine art portfolio of photographs.
Khalid O’Hara (verified owner) –
For those familiar with ‘traditional’ dark-room printing, this paper reminds me of a pearl type finish. It was a bit glossy for my taste but I usually print on Moab Entrada (a matte paper). Dmax seems quite good (no measurement taken).
Freddie Greenholt (verified owner) –
I use it with the Epson 4900, great for B&W, deep black and not too glossy.
Millie Bernhard (verified owner) –
Excellent quality print image using the Epson 2200 printer – in high image resolution mode –