Others say...

"Great for the Grand parents to print images on the spot"
I use this with my Canon i960 for my parents. If you are printing images from inkjet, I recommend OEM ink with OEM paper. Pictures came out crisp and clear. If your not in a rush I would still prefer to print from drugstore.

"great paper...wish there was a good matte paper from Canon"
I'll go along with the other reviewers here in that this is Canon's best paper and works well in Canon printers and with Canon ink. The prints can be stunning. It is the dye-based inks that will fade, and that is true on this paper as well as the other Canon papers. You have to get prints under glass or they will fade very quickly.


I do wish Canon would expand their paper line and offer high quality matte papers. Epson has lots of papers.

"Best Canon Paper"
If you own a Canon printer you will almost always get the best results using Canon ink and paper. Photo Paper Pro is the top of the line glossy paper from Canon and has the highest price to go with it. These packs of 30 are a welcome addition to the product line-up as Amazon offers it at a price close to what 15 sheets sell for in stores.

If you wonder whether it is worth paying for the high end paper or if a cheaper one would do, make you consider all angles. First, it is true that the Canon Photo Paper Plus, Glossy (7980A006, 8.5x11, 20 Sheets) will look just as good at the time you print it out. Unfortunately, the Photo Paper Plus also fades quickly. I had photos stored in an album fade quite noticeably in just one year while prints made on Photo Paper Pro still looked great. Supposedly, the Pro stock will hold color for decades but those estimates are notoriously tricky to make. However long they last, it is clearly a good deal longer than the cheaper Canon papers and that alone makes it worth investing in if you care about how your pictures look beyond the next few months.

In sum, I highly recommend this paper. More specifically, I recommend buying it in this specific package of 30 sheets to help significantly lower your cost per sheet. This is the best paper you can buy for a Canon printer at a bargain price.

"Almost magic paper!"
Granted, I have a Canon printer (Pixma iP4300) but this paper is of excellent quality. I've used HP & Kodak photo paper and the results are never quite as good as when I use the Canon Photo Paper Pro. There's something about it that just makes my photo printing look better than anything else.
Whether that's some sort of conspiracy by Canon or not I'll let you be the judge. From my perspective, when I want the best possible quality of photo printing, this is (and will continue to be) the photo paper for me.

"The only glossy paper to use with a Canon printer"
I use this paper with my Canon i6600D and the results are fantastic. It's heavy and thick enough to be durable and after the ink dries a bit the finish is actually pretty smooth. I've not found a paper (Canon, anyhow) that matches the lab stuff as far as that "waxed glass" feel to the finished product but this stuff is pretty damn close. I have also used the Canon Photo Paper Plusy Glossy and although I don't notice printing quality differences, the Pro is definitely superior if you're going to be handling the pictures with your hands. For framing or other presentation where you'll never handle the paper, the Plus is fine, but go with the Pro for showing them off to others or giving them as gifts.