Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper 20 Count (S041286)

by Epson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 4 x 7 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TS2J
• Item model number: S041286
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,052 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This bright-white heavyweight paper is an excellent choice for your favorite framed photos. Recommended for pictures that will be displayed under glass, properly treated Epson premium glossy photo paper offers up to 10 years of fade resistance, along with an unusually high degree of water fastness.

Compatible with Epson's archival-quality Durabright inks, the sheets produce optimal results when used with one of Epson's stylus photo printers. This paper's extraordinary thickness is designed to provide the feel of a traditionally printed photo while maintaining the ultimate in color-saturated richness. Contrast, brightness, and finely detailed resolution are all outstanding. The high gloss surface is quick-drying and resistant to smudges.

Each package contains 20 8.5-by-11-inch sheets, which should be protected from light and air upon opening.

Product Description

Print high-quality photos for glass frames and photo albums. Bright white resin coated paper. Quick-dry surface for smudge- and water-resistance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Photo Paper, December 3, 2000

By 

Dave Keiser - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper 20 Count (S041286) (Office Product)

As a professional photographer, I've tested many different types of paper and Epson's Premium Line is by far the best. Everyone who sees the results (printed on the Epson 870/1270) can't believe it. The look and feel is the same as a photograph. The only way you'd know it was printed on an inkjet is by looking at the back to see the 'Epson' watermark.

Epson also produces the Premium Luster (an "E" surface or matte paper) and Premium Semi-Gloss Papers. They are all great papers, but the Premium Glossy affords the most contrast (which is to be expected from a glossy paper).

To lenghten this paper's longevity we reccomend displaying behind glass or keeping the prints in sheet protectors where the print doesn't have contact with the air. Under those conditions it will last a long time without a noticeable change--probably years, if not longer, according to Epson

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Paper for Photographs, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper 20 Count (S041286) (Office Product)

This paper is THE paper to use if you want to print photos that look exactly like real photos from you Epson 1270, 870 printers! I haven't found a lower price than here.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The second best computer photo paper, August 26, 2001

By 

Michael J. Keyes (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epson Premium Glossy 8 1/2 x 11 Inch Photo Paper 20 Count (S041286) (Office Product)

Until a few months ago, this was by far the best quality paper available for printing photos with a good photo printer, such as the Epson Stylus Photo 870. Print contrast, brightness, resolution, and color saturation, are excellent. The paper also works very well with black and white photographs. The blacks are remarkably deep and rich. Epson warns purchasers that the prints made with this paper are not as permanent as those made with conventional photographic papers, and it is important to protect the finished prints by putting them in albums or frames, and of course they must be kept away from direct sunlight. But Epson has now upstaged this paper with the new Epson ColorLife Paper. ColorLife is a semigloss paper that is generally superior to Premium Glossy, in terms of color saturaton and fine detail. And ColorLife is said to be much more resistant to fading.