Amazon.com Customer Reviews
The best paper: just wait 24 hours - Review written on February 10, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
I've tried all the major premium papers (not the specialty papers like watercolor or canvas styled ones), and I keep looking for a paper that has the subtly and fineness of color, range, and clarity of this paper, so I can save money. But I still can't find one. One proviso, you must wait 24 hours after your print comes out of your printer before handling the finished product. It might look great and 'touchable', but it takes about 24 hours for the chemical reaction to fully bring out the full tonal qualities. Print, admire, put it in a safe place for a day, then look at the results. If you can find a truly comparable paper, let me know.
The best looking paper I've used - Review written on October 13, 2003
Rating: 5 out of 5
11 customers found this review helpful.
I use this paper to print out 2.3 to 4 megapixel digital photos on an Epson C44UX printer at 8 x 6. The finish of the paper has a beautiful jeweled look and the paper dries quickly. The colors do not smudge placed inside archival sleeves. In comparison to other papers I have used the past month, it's far superior to Southworth standard glossy paper. Southworth paper actually warps because the gel layer might be too thin or maybe because the paper is cheaply produced -- Southworth paper is essentially paper with a thin coating of something or other. Kodak Premium Photo paper (glossy) was not as good either. The Kodak paper has a cheaper look to it, but maybe it's due to the glossy finish(?). The Kodak paper is also whiter and the colors looked a bit washed out by comparison to the Epson prints. The print output looked like it came from an inkjet printer. Viewed alone, Kodak prints looked okay -- it's when you put them side by side with another paper that's better. HP Premium Plus (glossy) was nearly as good, but the colors also didn't seem to appear as natural. It may have something to do with whatever gel or emulsion Epson is coating this paper with. The results on Epson paper look like photos from the photo lab -- it's hard to believe my forty five buck printer can make this kind of output. Like someone said elsewhere, you can spend hundreds on a high tech printer, but if you get low quality paper, the results are yuck. So, I use my remaining supply of the other papers to print out labels and things, and I use the Epson paper to print out photos that I frame and hang on the wall. This paper is recommended.