Digital BW, The Print

Clayton:  This is my first posting in this forum.  (Congratulations?) Anyway my first box of this paper arrived yesterday, and early testing confirms for me the excellent qualities you detected.  However, the review on your web site identifies it as a one-sided paper, yet I have seen it advertised for sale from at least one internet seller as two-sided. More to the point, however, is the fact that I dropped a sheet on the floor before printing(!) and when I picked it up I was unable to detect one side from the other!  Is it REALLY one-sided, and if so, how can I detect the printable side?  Many thanks and regards, Jim  (I'm a fan of your web site, as well as of Paul's.)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ClaytonJ" <cj@...> wrote:
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> Hello All,
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> I've been testing Epson's Hot Press Natural and have just updated the "Great Paper Chase" article on the web site with a review (article #5 at the link below).  As Paul has already mentioned, this is a significant paper (I think he said it may be a "game changer") and is certainly a welcome addition to the matte paper lineup.
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> The bottom line is we finally have a non-OBA matte paper with Dmax equal to the best OBA matte papers: 1.75, same as VFA (this is for K3 MK ink; I haven't tested with Eboni, so it may be a bit different).  And as Paul mentioned, it renders carbon inks a bit cooler than most other "natural" papers, which will be welcomed by those who like more neutral prints (although highlights will be warmish due to the paper color, which you may or may not like - just have to try it and see). For details please see the K3 section of the article.
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> I've been making a variety of prints with it on my 2400 and am very pleased, it's really pretty stuff.  There's no curl and so far has had only one tiny flake (I was disappointed with Generations Alise Natural because of bad curl and flaking).  
> So far, so good - Imahappycamper.
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> Regards,
> Clayton
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> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm
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