Canon Borderless 8.5x11 High-Gloss Photo Paper
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(4 out of 5)GREAT PAPER, BUT PLUS GLOSSY IS JUST AS GOOD AND HALF THE PRICE
I have the Canon MP500 printer and Canon Rebel XT camera - both capable of producing amazing results, but paper makes a HUUUUGE diference in photo printing. I have both the Canon Photo Plus Glossy and the Photo Pro. The Photo pro is quite a bit more expensive, and I truly haven't noticed a big difference in quality. I spoke to canon and they said that Pro is closest to "Professional" prints. Most of the photos that I have got from "professional" photographers are usually more of a "matte" finish rather than glossy. The Pro paper is a very thick super high gloss paper. If you are looking to print out very impressive photos, then I would recommend getting the 8x10 Photo Plus Glossy by Canon - less expensive, but definitely nice enough to frame. Either way - with Plus glossy or Pro, you're definitely saving $ instead of paying $$$ to have professional photos done at a professional or retail store. And I even scanned a professional photo that I had done last year with my MP500 and printed using Plus Glossy, and the print is significantly better than the original.
Pros: Best Canon has to offer. Great, great prints, no doubt.
Cons: more expensive. Photo glossy plus is almost just the same. About 55 cents per page in a 30 page pack of Pro compared to 40 cents per page in a 20 page pack of Plus.
(5 out of 5)Canon Photo Paper
Canon printers work best with Canon paper. Not fair but that's the way it is... This is a great deal if you make your own home photos. Great Price and shipped quickly.
(5 out of 5)Extra features of this special paper
I'm a professional photographer, so image quality is important to me.
A Canon Product Specialist was hanging out at CompUSA. She informed me of some special features of this paper. I brought with me a sample photo printed on non-Canon paper on my beloved Canon i9900 8-cartridge printer. She noticed some smears on the photo where I had touched it before it dried. She said the Canon paper won't do that. She printed a sample on Canon Photo Paper Plus. As it came out of the printer she rubbed her fingers on the image. No smear. It seems the Canon paper has a protective clear coat on the front. The ink penetrates it, then evaporates mostly through the *back* of the paper. Try this experiment: Print a richly colored image on this paper. As soon as the printing is done, feel the temperature of the front vs. the back of the printout. The back side is noticeably cooler. That's where the ink volatiles are going.
I use only Photo Paper Pro. It is thicker than Plus, but otherwise seems the same. Same clarity and vibrant colors. And I suspect it is best for images you wish to hang onto for a long time.
There is a deep technical symbiosis between the advanced Canon printers and their special papers. I am amazed at the level of this technology.
(5 out of 5)Almost magic paper!
Granted, I have a Canon printer (Pixma iP4300) but this paper is of excellent quality. I've used HP & Kodak photo paper and the results are never quite as good as when I use the Canon Photo Paper Pro. There's something about it that just makes my photo printing look better than anything else.
Whether that's some sort of conspiracy by Canon or not I'll let you be the judge. From my perspective, when I want the best possible quality of photo printing, this is (and will continue to be) the photo paper for me.
(5 out of 5)Best Canon Paper
If you own a Canon printer you will almost always get the best results using Canon ink and paper. Photo Paper Pro is the top of the line glossy paper from Canon and has the highest price to go with it. These packs of 30 are a welcome addition to the product line-up as Amazon offers it at a price close to what 15 sheets sell for in stores.
If you wonder whether it is worth paying for the high end paper or if a cheaper one would do, make you consider all angles. First, it is true that the Canon Photo Paper Plus, Glossy (7980A006, 8.5x11, 20 Sheets) will look just as good at the time you print it out. Unfortunately, the Photo Paper Plus also fades quickly. I had photos stored in an album fade quite noticeably in just one year while prints made on Photo Paper Pro still looked great. Supposedly, the Pro stock will hold color for decades but those estimates are notoriously tricky to make. However long they last, it is clearly a good deal longer than the cheaper Canon papers and that alone makes it worth investing in if you care about how your pictures look beyond the next few months.
In sum, I highly recommend this paper. More specifically, I recommend buying it in this specific package of 30 sheets to help significantly lower your cost per sheet. This is the best paper you can buy for a Canon printer at a bargain price.