Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster

• Former name - Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper
• Type - Quick-dry Polyethylene Encapsulated RC paper for photo prints
• Manufacturer's description - Wedding, portrait and school photographers have traditionally used luster paper for their photos. Now Epson offers this popular surface paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, to digital printmakers. This instant drying paper produces vivid, lifelike images that rival those of traditional silver halide prints. Premium Luster Photo Paper delivers highly saturated prints by offering maximum ink coverage and a high D-Max for true photographic reproductions. Its 10-mil RC base gives prints a photographic feel, and keeps the paper cockle-free. This paper when used with EPSON Archival™ ink, and has a remarkable lightfast rating of over 100 years under glass. It can also be used with Epson’s UltraChrome™ and dye based inks. Like all of Epson’s innovative media, this paper is engineered to give you the highest resolution and color saturation possible
• OBAs low - media white point will likely shift by only a small amount as a consequence of loss in OBA activity per Aardenburg Status.
• Weight - 240 (sheet) 260 (roll) gsm
• Thickness - 10 (sheet) mil
• ISO Brightness - 97 %
• Gloss at 60^o - 16 Type “E” surface finish
• Test labs
  • Aardenburg Status
  • Wilhelm Research
• Archival Rated Printers for the Specified Media
  • Epson Stylus Photo R800 - 64
  • Epson Stylus Photo R1800 - 64 + > 260 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Pro 9800 - 71c > 95bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 4800 - 71c > 95bw + > 260 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Photo R2400 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Photo R1900 - 97
  • Epson Stylus Pro 9880 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 3800 - 71c > 95bw + > 180 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Pro 11880 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 3880 - 83c > 90bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 7700 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 7900 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Photo R2880 - 83c > 315bw
  • Epson Stylus Pro 4900 - 83c > 95bw

Notes

- 71 = 71 years displayed prints under glass

> 315 = greater than 315 years test continuing (c = color - bw = black & white) as rated by Wilhelm Imaging Research

- 64 = non-archival rated less than 70 years displayed prints under glass

Mlux hrs indicates the amount of light exposure (expressed in megalux hours of exposure) that the sample has received to date in test. Testing typically continues well beyond the exposure dose required to establish the Conservation Display Ratings and until high levels of easily noticeable fade have occurred. Aardenburg Status