Digital BW, The Print

Josh,

> Where are you buying this paper? 

http://www.atlex.com/premier/premier-supplies-paper-part-number.htm 

I usually use the 205 weight because of cost.  The 325 is for a museum
project where I was not paying for it.

>USFA has been my paper of choice in
>the last 6 months, and my understanding is that these 
>are the same. I do wonder if they are the same base only,
> or if they have the same coating as well. ...

I used Epson UltraSmooth for a while also -- still have a little left.  It's
250 weight.  The Epson pro media person once told me that Epson has an
exclusive on some of the paper weights and sizes.  Aside from that, it was
my understanding that they were virtually identical.  Whether they have
diverged since that time is an open question.  The latest Hot Press coatings
appear to be slightly different than the original -- better dmax, for
example.  I've noticed that the various weights of the paper also profile
slightly differently.  So, I can't say they are the same, but they are
closely related both in base and coating.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
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> I'm doing a project for the local museum that involves scanning and
printing
> their old photos. I specified Premier Art 325 Hot Press due to its
lack of
> OBAs, smooth surface, and top notch fade resistance in my tests. My old
> samples of the Hot Press 325, however, had a rather modest dmax. I just
> received a batch of new paper for the museum project, and it's
hitting 1.7
> dmax. Way to go Premier Imaging! 
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> Paul
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> www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/> 
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