I am definately going to have to check out the Office Depot paper, But that aside for a moment.
Out of more then 200 sheets of Kodak paper, I can only find 4 with any indication of pooling. I erred in the message above; 2 were Ultima Satin finish, one was Premium Gloss (all same image - during initial printing); the fourth was Ultima Gloss, same shoot and set, but different image. The area on those four where the pooling occurs seems to be in a red area next to a darker area. I have several images with fields of blue (meaning sky) and can see none of this effect in the prints. I have a few with solid black or medium grey backgrounds, but again no pooling effect.
While I have not noticed this on Canon Paper, as the condition under which this occurs seem to be limited, I will continue to use the Kodak paper until I have had a chance to check out both the Ilford paper and the Office Depot brand paper.
I use the "Photo Paper Plus Glossy" mode with Kodak paper for both the Glossy and Satin finishes.
If the pooling starts to occur regularly, you can bet I will switch quickly, leaving the Kodak paper for Thumbnail printing. Until then up until this point the Kodak paper best met my needs for cost over quality.
Just thought I would provide an update after rechecking the prints I have on hand.
BTW: my cost per sheet was 50 cents each for Kodak Ultima glossy or Satin (technically it was 49.8 cents for Satin)
S&H was the major factor as this goes down as I order more sheets, but the 40 cents price/sheet for Home Depot would beat what I use now if it works out.
