Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,
At 10:16 AM Sunday 11/12/2006, you wrote:
>My modest proposal is to totally avoid EEM. In fact, boycott all acidic
>papers.

I have a 30' roll now, unfortunately ... I bought it for proofing, not realising that the Premier Matte was so cheap. It may make international shipping worth the cost ... and my initial question about what matte 13" roll paper was available has been answered by the website you linked to: 
http://www.itsupplies.com/cgi-bin/itsupplies.storefront/455b225f00fda1ac27414200c1490624/Product/View/8521&2D1333

There is a 13" 33' roll available there for US$14.99. That is cheaper and better than EEM.

>When acid free papers like Premier BW (also known as Premier Matte, Dual
>Sided Matte -- see http://www.premierimagingproducts.com/pm_mattebw.php) can
>be purchased for as cheap as EEM, why take the risk that a print might end up
>being one you want to keep for a while? Maybe your kids will even someday
>see value in what you now think is just a proof or snapshot.

I will see if it is economical to ship this paper to NZ. I would be interested in what people are paying for shipping rolls of paper ... it's so heavy.

>I'm not pushing PremierArt, but the fact that they can make a paper this
>good for this price shows what can be done. We should not settle for less
>nor pay outrageous prices for cellulose - the most abundant organic
>substance in the biosphere. Paying over 5 times more for HPR does not make
>my photos better.

Thanks Paul ... I've emailed itsupplies to see what the freight would cost.

Richard

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