Kodak Premium Picture Paper

Dear Kodak.

I have had interesting experiences with your Ultima and Premium papers recently.

I am printing from Epson R1800 & R2500 printers on Tabloid size.

I am readying prints for a show and am wanting to mount on a heavy backing.

Hear is what I have discovered:

Your paper melts and wrinkles at 200º in a dry mount press:
The ink lifted off of the print to the press backing board:
Spray mount worked for 24 hours and then failed causing a big wrinkle in the center of the print.

I guess I have to wonder what your paper is good for as it is too thick for the toilet.

Sincerely.

Rob Burdick, Visual Arts Department, Grand Rapids Community College

Fine looking temporary prints

Melting & degrading seems like a proble.

Epson, Ilford, Canon

I agree with most of the negative comments other users have about the product; and while I wouldn't recomend purchasing this stuff, it does have its charms for those who might be stuck with a pack. I tried the Kodak Premium Picture Paper Satin as Canon only makes matte and (very) glossy paper. I thought that the inbetween finish might be nice. I own a Canon i960 and my experiences with Canon paper were great; no fiddling and perfect pictures. When I tried the Kodak paper I got terrible results until I went to the Kodak website and tried their settings. Pictures were better but not great. When I tried the Kodak settings plus subtracting some black from the prints (through the Canon print driver), I got great results. They still weren't as good as the Canon but I did feel as if I had salvaged the pack. For Canon users who can't fit the 4x6.5" paper in the 4x6 sheet feeder, I have learned that the lid to the sheet feeder does not need to be close in order to operate; simply leave the lid open and turn the knob to use the paper. Not using the sheet feeder was a definite minus for this paper. Overall this paper isn't woth the money or the fiddling. On the other hand after some fiddling the color was very nice and very smooth; the images are crisp but not as sharp as the Canon paper. If this stuff were HALF of the price, I would certainly consider it. As things stand now, the Kodak Premium Satin 4x6.5 paper is about $ .25@ vs. Canon Photo Paper Plus-Glossy 4x6 at about $ .15@. No contest as I see it. But hey - don't let the stuff you have go to waste.

Smooth color; satin finish; availability

All previously mentioned.

HP papers; Canon papers; card stock (surprisingly good)

Website's pretty good; no other CS experiences.

Used it on the new CANON i860 with original ink cartridges. First negative surprise: although package indicates 4x6, the actual size is 4x6.5. As a result, the flap of the sheet feeder does not close properly. You will have to cut the sheets to make them fit in.

None.

Surface of resulting prints is not glossy at all. Looking at it from the side, you can see it looks like embossed. Colors do not blend well, photo looks overly crisp. Using the original Canon Paper, the same printer produces professional photo quality. With this Kodak paper, the same pictures look like cheap stuff. I will not use Kodak paper again.

Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy

Purchased a 50 pack of satin and gloss Kodak premium paper thinking it's Kodak so it must be good. The boxes say it works with all printers Canon included, I have an i850. The quality using the printer default settings is shocking. To get a decent quality I had to download some free software from Kodak. I certainly won't be buying any more Kodak paper once I've used this up.

Cheaper then Canon paper.

Slow drying, slow to print on as you need to change your default print settings to geta good print

Canon photo plus glossy, pro and high resolution

I used the High Gloss, Kodak premium picture paper with my Canon S820 printer. The only decent prints I could get were with the setting at "High Gloss Photo Film". These prints were still not nearly as good as the same print on Canon photo paper plus glossy or photo paper pro paper. It is also not possible to print borderless 4x6 pictures with the setting that worked best with the kodak paper.

low cost. less than $20 for 150 4x6 sheets

quality not as good as with Canon paper.