Hi Measekit,
Thanks for the review, it will help. We want to know what our customers think, and of course, what our peers are saying. Usually in a support environ, comments about others products are not made as the respondent does not know the technical details of the competitive material.
As to the other notes here, I can say that Kodak does test (and thoroughly) how to best use Kodak paper in any of the popular printers. Since I am not sure of your end use, I am not sure how you measure quality? At Kodak we have spent literally millions of dollars in test environments to make sure that what we offer is the best possible. Also, we have research (used to be about 1 billion a year) to come up with products that would be universal.
The current papers we offer include new emulsion technology that not only is capable of great image quality but also provides good protection.
Regardless, I appreciate the feedback and the chance to review.
Sorry I did not reply sooner but I was off having fun
Talk to you soon, and happy holidays.
Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company
Ron Baird wrote:
Greetnigs Measekite,
That is interesting Measekite, are you saying that the tech support teams at
Canon do not recommend Kodak papers? Correct and the Canon factory rep I spoke with told me the same thing. While Canon recommends Canon paper they told me that Epson would be a second choice.
I am interested in this as they have
supplied Kodak with specific information and several of their printers to do
research at finding optimum settings for Kodak paper. We include those
settings in Kodak software and make the information available on the Kodak
web site. Actually, we do the same thing for most printer manufacturers. I
know that Kodak works diligently at providing paper that will work well in
most all printers. So this kind of information is of interest.
I will share your notes with that team as they will want to know what Canon
is sharing.
Talk to you soon, and thanks for the revelation.
Ron Baird
Eastman Kodak Company
Canon Tech support recommends Epson paper if you do not want to use Canon
paper. All of the Canon support staff agree that Kodak paper is not
recommended for the Canon Pixma series in that the results produced are
inferior when compared with Canon and Epson papers. I also find that
Ilford papers and Costco paper (presumed to be Ilford) work great.
Mary wrote:
Hi Mary,
Good luck in choosing the paper that best fits your needs. Today there
are many varieties. I see photo papers up to 11-12 mil on the regular
market, but they may not make it into big box stores, which tend to
carry a more general selection on the lower cost side.
Thank you Art. I'll look around but living in Toronto, most stores you
find photo paper in *are* big box stores.
I guess you just have to buy and try out different kinds of photo papers
and find one you which suits you. I won't buy anything lower than 7 ml
thickness though but will see if I can find something around 8 or 9 ml..
Mary
Art
Mary wrote:
Unfortunately, change of thickness often indicates a different
manufacturing source. Just because a product is packaged as Kodak
or
another brand doesn't mean it is either made by Kodak, or the same
product that was offered previously. Many companies "brand" other
company's product.
The thickness itself, if that is the only change, mainly alters the
feel
of the paper thickness. 9-10 mil (ml usually means milliliter) is
usually as thick as a good quality photo paper, 7-8 is a
lighterweight
photo, 5-6 is pretty lightweight, and more likely to develop
rippling
when wet in highly inked areas. The paper is more vulnerable to
folds,
and other defects with any rough handling.
I wouldn't use it beyond proofs, personally.
I don't think I can't recall seeing any photo paper in stores which
were
9-10 ml, but maybe
7-8 ml is good enough for my purposes - photos of family
get-togethers,
scenery on vacation, etc.
I like printing my own photos, and thats why I got a new printer
(Canon
IP 4000). I like the double
sided soft glass with Kodak name on it. I have used the same photo
paper
for the last couple
of years and it has consistently printed the same quality which
seems to
be quite good. It is 7 ml.
I won't get 5-6 ml. I just don't want to get print photos on photo
paper
which don't last more than a year or so.
I keep my photos in photo albums or send them to relatives. Thank
you
for your help Art.
Mary
Art
Mary wrote:
I have a Pixma IP4000. I have always used Kodak double sided soft
gloss
double sided photo paper 8X11" which I like, but I can't find it
any
more here (I'm
in Toronto,Canada). I don't care much for glossy photo paper and
many
packages are now "high gloss" but I'll keep looking. I saw Kodak
matte
50 pak which says
8 ml thickness and another possibility is package of 100 with 6 ml
thickness.
The one I like but can't find is 7ml thickness and package of 25.
Does thickness of photo paper make much difference in how long
photos last, quality of the print, or anything else?. I don't want
to
order
online as I should be able to get suitable photo paper in a store
here.
Mary