Digital BW, The Print

I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has been discontinued.  Is this true?  If so what are former users switching to that is comparable?  Thanks

rfsteckmeyer <steckmeyer@...> wrote:

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> I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has been
> discontinued. Is this true? If so what are former users switching to that
> is comparable? Thanks
>
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The web page still seems to have it listed:
http://premierimagingproducts.com/pm_smoothbwfineart.php

I have also recently talked to their rep, and he claims is it available.

Their affiliated retailer, "Photo warehouse" at
http://www.ultrafineonline.com/ will be able to drop ship it from
California if your usual retailer does not have it.  Since their web page
it not the best, a call to 800-922-5484 should work.

Epson Hot Press natural is an excellent paper also, but not really the same
as the Premier Art Smooth BW.

The predecessor of the PA Smooth BW was Brightcube Eclipse.  Photo
Warehouse actually still has some of that old stock available.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


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Two weeks ago, I used the Contact Us email on the premierimaging site to
ask them what distributors were carrying their papers, after trying all
the ones they listed on their site, and finding that none of them actually
carried the paper.

I never received a reply.

If anyone knows someone over there at Premier, they should tell them that
1) their Contact Us email address isn't monitored, and 2) their
distributor list is woefully out of date.

Unfortunately, this is quite enough to steer me clear of their papers,
however good or useful they might have been.

Andrew

On Mon, February 11, 2013 11:53 am, Paul Roark wrote:
> rfsteckmeyer <steckmeyer@...> wrote:
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>> I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has
>> been discontinued. Is this true? If so what are former users switching
>> to that is comparable? Thanks
>>
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>
> The web page still seems to have it listed:
> http://premierimagingproducts.com/pm_smoothbwfineart.php
>
>
> I have also recently talked to their rep, and he claims is it available.
>
>
> Their affiliated retailer, "Photo warehouse" at
> http://www.ultrafineonline.com/ will be able to drop ship it from
> California if your usual retailer does not have it.  Since their web page
> it not the best, a call to 800-922-5484 should work.
>
> Epson Hot Press natural is an excellent paper also, but not really the
> same as the Premier Art Smooth BW.
>
> The predecessor of the PA Smooth BW was Brightcube Eclipse.  Photo
> Warehouse actually still has some of that old stock available.
>
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

My main contact at Premier Imaging left.  The current information is from
their 800 line - have no idea what is really going on there.

I moved away from their paper for a number of reasons.  The OBAs are not
considered "fine art" by many.   On the other hand, there still is no
bright paper that can deliver the look of the Premier Art Smooth BW with
Eboni-6.  I now throw in some HP PK to cool the Eboni on Epson Hot Press
when I need a cooler image.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:15 PM, <asharpe@andrewsharpe.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Two weeks ago, I used the Contact Us email on the premierimaging site to
> ask them what distributors were carrying their papers, after trying all
> the ones they listed on their site, and finding that none of them actually
> carried the paper.
>
> I never received a reply.
>
> If anyone knows someone over there at Premier, they should tell them that
> 1) their Contact Us email address isn't monitored, and 2) their
> distributor list is woefully out of date.
>
> Unfortunately, this is quite enough to steer me clear of their papers,
> however good or useful they might have been.
>
> Andrew
>
> On Mon, February 11, 2013 11:53 am, Paul Roark wrote:
> > rfsteckmeyer steckmeyer@...> wrote:
> >
> >> **
>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has
> >> been discontinued. Is this true? If so what are former users switching
> >> to that is comparable? Thanks
> >>
> >> _
> >>
> >>
> >
> > The web page still seems to have it listed:
> > http://premierimagingproducts.com/pm_smoothbwfineart.php
> >
> >
> > I have also recently talked to their rep, and he claims is it available.
> >
> >
> > Their affiliated retailer, "Photo warehouse" at
> > http://www.ultrafineonline.com/ will be able to drop ship it from
> > California if your usual retailer does not have it. Since their web page
> > it not the best, a call to 800-922-5484 should work.
> >
> > Epson Hot Press natural is an excellent paper also, but not really the
> > same as the Premier Art Smooth BW.
> >
> > The predecessor of the PA Smooth BW was Brightcube Eclipse. Photo
> > Warehouse actually still has some of that old stock available.
> >
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
>  
>


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I have bought this paper, as recently as early January 2013, from Inkjetart.com:

http://www.inkjetart.com/Products/?search=yes&cid=1675

David


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rfsteckmeyer"  wrote:

>
> I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has been discontinued.  Is this true?  If so what are former users switching to that is comparable?  Thanks
>

I've been round and round looking for that paper, too. But as recently as last April, I had an e-mail correspondence with a Matt Anderson at InkjetArt and he told me that Premier Art paper is also available under their house brand: "Museum Digital". I just checked and they have a pretty thorough listing under that name.

If you want to get in touch with him at InkjetArt to verify that, here's his e-address: matta@...

But it is odd, that this product is so elusive. I use the 205 gsm weight myself, which is even harder to find. I like it because it's printable on both sides, so if I screw up a print I can use the other side for work prints... and it's less expensive to begin with because of the lighter weight. But it's plenty thick enough for my purposes. And according to Paul R., this is the same paper as the Epson Scrapbook paper, one of the most archival papers around.

Hope this helps,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David"  wrote:

>
> I have bought this paper, as recently as early January 2013, from Inkjetart.com:
> 
> http://www.inkjetart.com/Products/?search=yes&cid=1675
> 
> David
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rfsteckmeyer"  wrote:
> >
> > I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has been discontinued.  Is this true?  If so what are former users switching to that is comparable?  Thanks
> >
>

oops... guess this site doesn't allow e-addresses. That would be: matta(at)inkjetart(dot)com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "Paul"  wrote:

>
> I've been round and round looking for that paper, too. But as recently as last April, I had an e-mail correspondence with a Matt Anderson at InkjetArt and he told me that Premier Art paper is also available under their house brand: "Museum Digital". I just checked and they have a pretty thorough listing under that name.
> 
> If you want to get in touch with him at InkjetArt to verify that, here's his e-address: matta@...
> 
> But it is odd, that this product is so elusive. I use the 205 gsm weight myself, which is even harder to find. I like it because it's printable on both sides, so if I screw up a print I can use the other side for work prints... and it's less expensive to begin with because of the lighter weight. But it's plenty thick enough for my purposes. And according to Paul R., this is the same paper as the Epson Scrapbook paper, one of the most archival papers around.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Paul
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David"  wrote:
> >
> > I have bought this paper, as recently as early January 2013, from Inkjetart.com:
> > 
> > http://www.inkjetart.com/Products/?search=yes&cid=1675
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rfsteckmeyer"  wrote:
> > >
> > > I just tried to buy some of this paper and was informed that it has been discontinued.  Is this true?  If so what are former users switching to that is comparable?  Thanks
> > >
> >
>