Ilford Galerie 4 x 6 Inch Smooth Pearl Paper 100 Sheets (1141216)
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
Gallerie Smooth Pearl Paper combines the excellent 'Instant' dry properties of a porous product with the elegant finish of a pearl print. The heavyweight base produces prints with excellent consistency and superb photographic quality. The pearl surface eliminates glare and finger prints giving the true look and feel of a photographic print. It is compatible with all high-quality dye and pigment based inkjet printers.
What's in the Box100 Sheets of Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl 4 x 6 Inch Paper.
Colour stability with an elegant professional finish
- Classic pearl finish
- True feel of a real photograph
- Excellent image stability
- Superb photographic image quality and consistency
- Designed for demanding high speed dye based inkjet printers
- Compatible with all good quality dye based inkjet printers
- Resin coated paper
- Latest polymer coating technology
Product Details
- Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B000EH6EQ8
- Item model number: 1141216
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Technical Details
- Instant dry with a real photo look and finish.
- Smooth pearl surface
- Instant dry (microceramic)
- Superb photographic image quality and consistency
- Heavyweight look and feel of a real photograph
Costumer Reviews
Ilford is well known in photography circles for making quality photo paper for dark room use, so I am not surprised at the quality of their inkjet photo papers. I use this paper exclusively to produce photos on my Canon Pixma iP5000 printer. I started off using Canon products as recommended but found the finish of those papers to be very fragile to moisture and scratching. Even with very careful handling I couldn't even get the photo into my albums without surface scratching. Matte finish Canon papers did not give the vibrant results I wanted. I tried several other brands as well, but could not get the true photo-like results that I wanted. I stopped searching after my first print on Ilford pearl finish paper. This paper is heavyweight and feels like a standard photograph. If you don't know it's printed on a desktop, you won't be able to tell without a magnifying glass. The finish is incredibly durable and can be passed around from person to person without damage. The base of the paper is a very bright white, leading to nice contrast in photos, bright whites, and vibrant colors. I do have to adjust the yellows (-15) for my printer, but this isn't a flaw, just a facet of printing on a desktop printer. I have had photos hanging in frames under standard glass on my walls for almost two years now and haven't had any issues of color deterioration. My albums are equally stable.
Overall an excellent photo paper!
I've printed 1000's of photos using different brands of papers and had been satisfied with the results. You know, the brands that are available at the local walmart. However, I was stunned at the difference when I started using the Ilford paper.
My photos have a more professional look to them. Maybe it's because I have shot thousands of photos and my skill has improved a little bit. I'm inclined to give the paper the bigger share of the credit.
If you use a junk printer then don't waste your money on better paper. The paper can't exceed the limitations of the printer. I have two different epson stylus photo series printers and I can see a difference between the papers.
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