Finally, my focus on black refects only the most apparent problem in the work I do. The large 13 by 19 Matte Photo Paper Supreme still floating around online appears to be as fantastic as always. Today, Staples' Ultra Premium Photo Paper affords color saturation only marginally above plain paper. However, the 8½ by 11 paper in the same yellow packaging still vailable from some online sellers that one might assume is quality Matte Photo Paper Supreme is trash, trash, trash. Suffice to say, Staples' Matte Photo Paper Supreme was the best thing around at one point, because of the high-quality coating and double-sided design. I understand that what I've written, above, may not make sense to anyone unfamiliar with Staples brand photo papers. I've not bought any of the new Ultra Premium Photo Paper in 13 by 19. The larger 13 by 19 paper in similar yellow packaging and also labeled Matte Photo Paper Supreme still prints as black as it did years ago-at least, the stuff I've bought off eBay thus far does print black. A couple years back, the 8½ by 11 Matte Photo Paper Supreme went from printing black as black to black as dark gray (actually, everything was printing with reduced saturation-not just black). New paper in the same yellow packaging, feels smooth in comparison. Old Matte Photo Paper Supreme, which prints very black, has a slightly rougher texture to it-almost grainy. Today, I realize that the paper was surrupticiously replaced prior to the rebranding. I erroneously assumed the Staples paper changed when the packaging and name changed. The new product, Ultra Premium Photo Paper, features red, white a blue packaging, It's basically card stock, not photo paper.The old Matte Photo Paper Supreme was amazing-probably the best matte photo paper on the market. It was in a yellow package with a photo of either a bride in a field or a bride and child. Staples replaced its high-end matte photo paper, called Matte Photo Paper Supreme. That said, I now firmly beliieve paper is the problem. On the plastic wrap inside the outer plastic packaging, I read EU ONLY adjacent an image of an X-ed out trash can and Made in Japan. It has a holographic sticker in the upper right. I have a yellow, CLI-42Y, still in the box. I just want black to be black, the way it was years ago. I'm quite exclusively printing on matte paper to avoid distracting shine. Is there any other MATTE paper I can get that should allow me to rule out the brands I've been buying? I print on standard letter size and 13 by 19. I ask because I got a counterfeit toner cartridge that looked legit, so perhaps it is a problem more pervasive than I'd like to think. Maybe the inks I'm buying are actually counterfeit? I have been buying ink through Amazon and Best Buy. I had been buying what I thought was NOS Matte Photo Supreme, but perhaps it is fake? I know that Staples has recently replaced the old Photo Supreme papers with a cheaper alternative, and I do not buy that new junk. I have old prints on Staples Matte Photo Supreme on which the blacks are pitch black and beautiful.įor some time (months or years), I've experienced all blacks printing out as a dark grey, never pitch black, on what should be the same paper
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