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Epson S041286 Premium Glossy Photo Paper (8.5"x11", 20 Sheets)

Epson S041286 Premium Glossy Photo Paper (8.5"x11", 20 Sheets)

List Price: $19.99
Your Price: $15.19
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: FINE ART PAPER
Review: Anyone thinking about using an inkjet printer for photography must try this paper. I do fine art photography and my own darkroom work in medium format. I just purchased the Epson 1270 printer and have been using this heavy weight paper with eye opening results. This paper is pure white and used with the new inks in the 870 and 1270 printers has a fade resistant life of over 26 years. This paper has the look of a fine art Ilford or Kodak N surface...And best of all ..the price is hard to beat !

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Great Photo Paper
Review: As a professional photographer, I've tested many different types of paper and Epson's Premium Line is by far the best. Everyone who sees the results (printed on the Epson 870/1270) can't believe it. The look and feel is the same as a photograph. The only way you'd know it was printed on an inkjet is by looking at the back to see the 'Epson' watermark.

Epson also produces the Premium Luster (an "E" surface or matte paper) and Premium Semi-Gloss Papers. They are all great papers, but the Premium Glossy affords the most contrast (which is to be expected from a glossy paper).

To lenghten this paper's longevity we reccomend displaying behind glass or keeping the prints in sheet protectors where the print doesn't have contact with the air. Under those conditions it will last a long time without a noticeable change--probably years, if not longer, according to Epson

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best for presentation/graphic printout
Review: Epson makes great printer papers. I use Epson's matte paper almost as much as the regular inkjet paper. This paper is made for color presentation and graphic. I print out my portfolio and sample work with matte paper because it is relatively cheap to the high quality printout. I use the Epson 820 and the color print matches the monitor colors (98%) almost perfect.

For photo prints it is fine, but photos are simultaneous with glossy texture. If you like glossy photo then this is not the photo paper you would get. The colors do not jump at you nor have sharp deferential qualities that glossy can produce. Printing plain texts without color might be too wasteful (costly) for matte paper. I considered Epson the best in paper qualities over Canon, HP, Kodak and others for the quality/price. I have switched to the Canon i960 and am still using Epson's paper. It is that versatile. I tend to use the harder to find Epson double-side matte paper.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best for presentation/graphic printout
Review: Epson makes great printer papers. I use Epson's matte paper almost as much as the regular inkjet paper. This paper is made for color presentation and graphic. I print out my portfolio and sample work with matte paper because it is relatively cheap to the high quality printout. I use the Epson 820 and the color print matches the monitor colors (98%) almost perfect.

For photo prints it is fine, but photos are simultaneous with glossy texture. If you like glossy photo then this is not the photo paper you would get. The colors do not jump at you nor have sharp deferential qualities that glossy can produce. Printing plain texts without color might be too wasteful (costly) for matte paper. I considered Epson the best in paper qualities over Canon, HP, Kodak and others for the quality/price. I have switched to the Canon i960 and am still using Epson's paper. It is that versatile. I tend to use the harder to find Epson double-side matte paper.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Paper, Great for Giving
Review: I primarily use my printer to make prints of my digital pics. I cannot stress enough how much better they look on this paper. They look so good that most people don't believe that they came from my digital camera and home printer.

High qulaity paper makes all the difference in the world when it comes to inkjet printing. I've tried quite a few different brands of paper, and I have fallen in love with the epson line. The pictures turn out sharp, rich and clear.

The only downside of the paper is that it does turn colors with time :-(. Epson says that if you keep them in an airtight package, say behind glass, they won't turn as quickly. Mine did in about a two years, but they were simply held in a stack, and not behind glass or in a sheet protector.

All that being said, it is good paper and my machines prints well on it. They make great prints for giving to others who want 'copies' of your pictures.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Just like a real photograph
Review: I use this paper with an Epson Photo 960 using the "Premium glossy Photo Paper" option. It prints photos as nice as any Ive seen printed. These are great looking photos. Now if they could do something about the price.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not photographic paper, but great card stock
Review: I was disappointed with this paper's quality, particularly when compared to the superb quality of Epson's glossy photographic paper. This paper does not produce realistic pictures at all.

Usage: While not necessarily a superb choice for matte photos, this paper does work wonderfully for printing desktop publishing documents (such as greeting cards, calendars, brochures, and other items printed on card stock).

Quality: It's consistency doesn't really offer a matte photograph appearance, even though the glossy paper from Epson DOES offer a glossy appearance.

Color: I've noticed that some packages are off-white, slightly tan/beige/yellow rather than white. It's kind of hit-or-miss as to whether you get the white or the off-colored paper. I've gotten the off-colored paper 2 out of 7 purchases.

(I use the Stylus Photo 870 to print)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Erroneous description
Review: I've tried several different kinds of photo paper, and this has consistently been the best for me. CompUSA brand paper yellows within a couple weeks. Kodak paper does not absorb the ink well, making the prints stick to the album pages. There's another brand which I forget the name of that was alright, but had some yellowing. This Epson paper absorbs ink well and does not stick to the album. Top marks!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: price AND performance
Review: I've used Epson's Premium Glossy, Colorlife and Heavyweight Matte. The Matte is far cheaper and gives beautiful results. I've actually found that I like the Matte best for framing. It has a less reflective surface and looks more 'arty' than photographic. But I wouldn't recommend it for architectural, detailed photographs. A good benefit of both the Matte and Colorlife is that they have the longest rated life without fading of any paper for use with Epson's dye based printers.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome Photo Paper
Review: I?ve had a digital camera for a while know and have used store kiosks to do any printing.

I recently bought an EPSON 825. I also bought all kinds of different papers. I can tell you this paper is the best of any I tried.

It does an excellent job of capturing the colors and the price is great compared to a kiosk. I showed some of the prints to friends and they didn?t know until I told them that they didn?t come from a photo processor.

The other thing that is great about the borderless paper is NO CUTTING! The kiosks I use make me pay [$$$] a print and then make me trim the print!

The only other paper the comes close is the Kodak Premium Picture Paper (High Gloss).


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