Digital BW, The Print

I ordered 8.5 x 11 and 13 x 19 sizes from Atlex and
both were back-ordered for about 3 weeks -- I'm still
waiting altho' the price was good so I'm hanging
on....

Michael

--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:

> 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 
> 
> _______________________
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> >
> > 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! 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> >
>  
> 
> 



 
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