Digital BW, The Print

Not all manufacturers care about defects.  Breathing Color routinely  
sends me rolls of dirty canvas.

On Mar 18, 2006, at 1:48 PM, joshhackney wrote:

>
> I think rolls are more expensive in nearly every paper, and 8.5x11  
> is almost always the
> cheapest.  Makes sense.  The paper manufacturer needs to have  
> 40-100 feet of defect free
> paper to sell a roll.
>
> Josh
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, G Guhan  
> Gunaratnam
> <guruguhan@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was looking at Moab papers at a local store online today  
>> (vistek.com) and
>> they are carrying Kayenta 13"x19" (50sheets) for US$62.00 ($72CDN)  
>> and
>> 13"x50' rolls for US$53 ($62CDN).  Getting the sheets is cheaper.   
>> Is it
>> just with this store, or is this generally the case.  If one  
>> generally
>> sticks to standard paper sizes, are the sheets a better choice then?
>>
>> I had thought that buying in roll form had two advantages, one  
>> being the
>> freedom of varied widths for various situations, the other being cost
>> savings (I thought it was equivalent to buying in bulk).  Is this  
>> the case?
>>
>> Guhan
>>