Digital BW, The Print

John, I tried the PremierArt Luster Rag (the PremierArt Hot press is one of my favorite 
papers), but the Luster Rag was a disaster.  Horrible coating....totally weird looking, never 
seen anything like it.  I send my unopened box back!  about the coating on the Silver Rag, 
the samples I reciever were consistent in their coating except for isolated areas where 
there was some uneven gloss.  My guess is that this issue will be worked out before 
production paper is released.  I like the paper very much.  It is a long overdue addition to 
us prior darkroom junkies that have yearned for papers comparable to our old silver 
gelatin papers but made for inkjet printing. eleanor



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
>
> Eleanor,
> 
> I haven't had time to test mine yet. What is the coating looking like
> to you now? Is it smooth and consistent? 
> 
> I just saw a print yesterday done on the Premier Art gloss rag from a
> 4800. I really hated that. Good gamut but it exhibited the strangest
> texture I've seen in open smooth areas, and if it isn't perfectly flat
> it produces horrible shiny glare and bronzing in the blacks. Crane has
> got to be a lot better than that.
> 
> john
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eleanor Brown"
> <elliebrown@a...> wrote:
> >
> > I sent in a test print on this paper using K3 inks and the Dmax
> measured out at 2.46 for 
> > those of you who are interested.  Apparently this agrees with the
> Dmax Crane has 
> > established with their own testing.  Eleanor
> >
>