Kodak Ultima Glossy Paper: Like the other Kodak papers I've tried, this one doesn't absorb the ink very rapidly. The paper isn't quite as smooth as PGPP. It has a subtle texture, but it's the texture of the paper, not of the coating. It's a bit whiter than PGPP, and actually looks quite nice. I used the HWM setting, since it deposits less ink than other settings. Even so, the paper came out of the printer looking very wet. The blacks showed bronzing, and it generally looked horrible. But since I'd received a report that it did take a long time to dry, and was very resistant to orange shift, I set it aside to let it dry. (I must admit, I didn't expect much.)

24 hours later, and what a surprise! Color balance is very close to PGPP, but not as warm. More natural, in my opinion. Red's are still orangey (just like PGPP), but purples look a little better (though not nearly as good as the 2000P). There's a little bit of reticulation in some of the squares of the Bair test target, most notably in the darkest browns and blues. But on the PDI target, and the Adobe version of the Chiquita Banana girl, this isn't visible at all. There's no bronzing, it's sharp, contrast is good, but not too high. Very impressive. If this resists orange shift as well as I've been told, (and if you're willing to wait for it to dry), it could turn out to be an excellent choice.

So far, so good! After two weeks, there's absolutely no orange shift visible at all. Not a perfect paper for these printers, but with a little tweaking, and a little patience, this might be a useful option. I'll keep it in the ozone chamber for a while longer, and we'll see what happens.

Kodak Inkjet Photo Paper

Kodak Inkjet Photo Paper: This paper is not happy with the 1270 inks. There's puddling, reticulation, bronzing, and more. You name it, if it's bad, it happens on this paper. EXCEPT for orange shift. I've seen none on any images printed on this paper.



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