should i buy Museum Etching Photo Paper, reviews

I like this paper very much - great thick texture and the pictures look great on it. It doesn't lend itself to a full page print from my Canon 9000 printer, however, because it will only print pictures on "fine art paper" with a full border. So the pictures are definitely smaller than the 8x11 or 13x19 size paper. My main concern with this paper is that it is difficult to tell which is the printable side of the paper - and Canon tech support can't tell me either. They say the paper is not loaded the same in the package each time. I followed the instruction on the package which says to wet the paper and see which side is "stickier". I can't really tell with this technique.I love the thickness of this paper it's basically a very heavy poster board with a nice texture to it. I like the look it gives some of my pictures. The reason it looses a star is because if your picture needs to be sharp this isn't the paper to use and it might just be me but i can't print a full 13X19 on this paper it only allows me to print 11X14 The photo paper is excellent in and of itself. However the shipper had previously sold this package, and it had been repackaged. It probably was returned because of damage because the box we received was damaged. Every sheet of photo paper is creased from being dropped on the corner. I would not trust this supplier. I have had no problems using the paper however because my image size includes a margin and once the image is matted and framed no one notices the wrinkled paper. If I were selling these images for thousands of dollars however, this would be completely unsuitable. Unfortunately, my images do not fetch over a thousand dollars (LOL). They are several hundred dollars, but not in the league with the greats. So this is okay for one time. The photo paper is excellent in and of itself. However the shipper had previously sold this package, and it had been repackaged. It probably was returned because of damage because the box we received was damaged. Every sheet of photo paper is creased from being dropped on the corner. I would not trust this supplier. I have had no problems using the paper however because my image size includes a margin and once the image is matted and framed no one notices the wrinkled paper. If I were selling these images for thousands of dollars however, this would be completely unsuitable. Unfortunately, my images do not fetch over a thousand dollars (LOL). They are several hundred dollars, but not in the league with the greats. So this is okay for one time. I searched all over the internet before making this purchase for more information about what the Museum Etching Photo Paper would be like, and could not find a very good description. I was hoping that it would be like printing onto a canvasy material, but the paper has almost no texture to it at all.
It is very thick, sturdy, and it takes the ink well from my Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II. As nice as the paper is, it is not what I was hoping for, and I wouldn't spend the money on it again. I like this paper very much - great thick texture and the pictures look great on it. It doesn't lend itself to a full page print from my Canon 9000 printer, however, because it will only print pictures on "fine art paper" with a full border. So the pictures are definitely smaller than the 8x11 or 13x19 size paper. My main concern with this paper is that it is difficult to tell which is the printable side of the paper - and Canon tech support can't tell me either. They say the paper is not loaded the same in the package each time. I followed the instruction on the package which says to wet the paper and see which side is "stickier". I can't really tell with this technique. I love the thickness of this paper it's basically a very heavy poster board with a nice texture to it. I like the look it gives some of my pictures. The reason it looses a star is because if your picture needs to be sharp this isn't the paper to use and it might just be me but i can't print a full 13X19 on this paper it only allows me to print 11X14I like this paper very much - great thick texture and the pictures look great on it. It doesn't lend itself to a full page print from my Canon 9000 printer, however, because it will only print pictures on "fine art paper" with a full border. So the pictures are definitely smaller than the 8x11 or 13x19 size paper. My main concern with this paper is that it is difficult to tell which is the printable side of the paper - and Canon tech support can't tell me either. They say the paper is not loaded the same in the package each time. I followed the instruction on the package which says to wet the paper and see which side is "stickier". I can't really tell with this technique. I love the thickness of this paper it's basically a very heavy poster board with a nice texture to it. I like the look it gives some of my pictures. The reason it looses a star is because if your picture needs to be sharp this isn't the paper to use and it might just be me but i can't print a full 13X19 on this paper it only allows me to print 11X14The photo paper is excellent in and of itself. However the shipper had previously sold this package, and it had been repackaged. It probably was returned because of damage because the box we received was damaged. Every sheet of photo paper is creased from being dropped on the corner. I would not trust this supplier. I have had no problems using the paper however because my image size includes a margin and once the image is matted and framed no one notices the wrinkled paper. If I were selling these images for thousands of dollars however, this would be completely unsuitable. Unfortunately, my images do not fetch over a thousand dollars (LOL). They are several hundred dollars, but not in the league with the greats. So this is okay for one time.