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Most Epson, Canon and HP premium inkjet photo papers are fine - just very expensive and in some cases very, very expensive. I really like Canon printers and sometimes use their PR101 Photo Paper Pro paper - but in packs of 15 sheets a time? Come on Canon WAKE UP - I’m a pro and I really like your printers and paper but I load the printer with 50 sheets and go to lunch. Just unpacking PR101 makes me mad at you. That’s before the cost and the huge waste of resources with packing materials makes me even madder. With my Canon photo printers I usually use Fuji or Ilford inkjet paper which comes packed in 50’s or 100’s and is also excellent.
This really is the biggest drawback with the best OEM papers - COST - which they seem to want to justify by selling packs of a few sheets in lots of packing at very high prices. Most offer lower cost alternatives like Epson Photo Paper or Canon Glossy Photo Paper but they generally aren’t very good. They use a much lighter weight base so wrinkle if you print full size photos with them. To guarantee flat results rather than a crinkly mess you really need about 200 gsm or more.
So my advice to most photographers is - stick to original inks but go independent for inkjet photo paper.
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