Canon Photo Paper PP-201 Glossy - 10 x 15 cm 50 Sheets for Inkjet Printers - PIXMA Printer (265 g/m²) 2311B003 Red

Having tried a few cheaper papers with my Canon Pixma 6150, I can say that the Canon paper produces clearly superior photographic prints. I dont slavishly use OEM materials; the ink in my printer is pretty generic. But I am convinced that the software has been developed to optimise printing conditions for specific paper. If you choose the EXACT paper from the drop-down menu, you will get great results. Even with cheap ink. You might get good results from cheaper paper, but it would be a hit-or-miss experiment, potentially costing more in the long run.If you are printing the occasional memorable photo, you probably want the best reproduction, so use the right paper. If you dont really care, you probably wont be looking at this kind of paper anyway.

Print quality is excellent. I use Canon printer; model TS9155 and genuine Canon ink cartridges.It's great being able to print photos at home, but for standard sizes, the convenience is a proper rip off, even with Amazon's discounted prices. Also, I'm wary of the ink getting into the atmosphere as I do feel a little nauseous after printing a few hundred photos.I recently ordered 1500 photos from Max Spielmann (fuji film). 6"x4" worked out at £0.07 per print. Buying Canon paper costs nearly three times that, then you need to think about paying for the extortionate prices of ink. The quality of print is identical by the way. The only difference is that the fuji film photos are on thinner paper - but when it's in an album, who cares?After spending several hundred pounds on Canon accessories, I've decided that I'll only use the printer for special A4 prints and other bespoke projects.

When buying a good canon or otherwise printer, My advice is dont skimp on the papers otherwise you will only defeat the purpose. I myself ran a test on this almost 2 years ago to show buyers of my prints as to why they should pay extra for good quality paper. I printed two of the same image on two different papers, the first was a canon paper, the second was a cheap generic paper without being cover with glass and almost now the generic papers print is invisible with the canons papers print still as good today. If you dont believe me try it yourself.

I mistakenly thought I was buying A4. It’s obviously 6x4 but I tested this paper alongside Tesco’s premium 6x4 glossy photo paper. Significant difference in the vibrance and colour quality. I have attached a picture of the end result printed with a Canon MG3650S printer I bought for £30. The quality of this photo paper is incredible. Watch out for the thickness of the paper (265g/m2) as some printers may not handle it. I would recommend this to anyone who has a printer that can print on 6x4 and 265g/m2 thickness or higher. Well worth it for the picture quality.

I hate being ripped off, especially for "official" ink and paper for printers. I don't buy official Canon ink, but I did decide to finally try out some official Canon Photo Glossy II paper. I thought it would be nice to try out precut 6x4s, despite that my camera shoots 4:3 ratio. Something about that old size that is nostalgic with the "old days" of film and lovely glossy photos on real paper you can hold. Well, I saw the good reviews this got and didn't think it was that expensive for the proper Canon stuff. I love the fact you do not have to faff with cutting the paper to size.I am using these with a Canon MP640. I literally added the photo paper into the rear tray, printed a photo I liked and went into printer properties to set it to the profile that matches it. In this case it has a profile called Photo Paper Glossy II and that was that. I selected best quality and a few minutes later I had a lovely glossy print that looks ace. I have to say, for me personally, on my non calibrated average monitor the colours on the screen totally matched the print out with no issues what so ever. No colour casts or brightness/contrast tweaks required. Literally just worked, perfectly.I might try some 4:3 ratio paper next or start shooting 3:2 all the time! :o)