qwertydude
Printing Ninja
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Ok so I just bought Kodak's ultra premium paper and compared to my HP premium plus (both are the top of the line paper they make) it is orders of magnitude better. Prints are just as clear and sharp and the kodak doesn't have a weird powder on them like the hp stuff. Not to mention upon printing the kodak is initially less tacky and dries faster plus curls less, the hp you have to be careful since it also has zero water resistance, the coating turns to slime as soon as water touches it. I don't see how the hp can be rated so highly on amazon when it's not nearly as good, I bet since the paper's are so expensive they didn't bother buying several packs and comparing them. I bought lots of different brands to compare, I now have Ilford paper which I like cause the back is blank and is the glossiest paper great for photo presentations in folders and is really mirror finish. And I also got meritline cheap paper for test prints before I run off a final on the good stuff.