Digital BW, The Print

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

--- 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
>
FYI, I just bought a 13"x50' roll of Kayenta for $39.95 @ Adorama{adorama.com} . 
DTGweb.com lists the same roll for $45.75. That's all I can add.

Julian Kaiser

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
>

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
>>

Thanks Julian, I know how much Kayenta goes for online, I wasn't
looking for cheaper prices (I wasn't planning on buying from vistek).
 I'd assume that the price ratio would be equivalent at various
vendors.  I simply used their numbers to illustrate the point of my
question.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jlk4410"
<Jlkmmw@...> wrote:
>
> --- 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
> >
> FYI, I just bought a 13"x50' roll of Kayenta for $39.95 @
Adorama{adorama.com} . 

> DTGweb.com lists the same roll for $45.75. That's all I can add.
> 
> Julian Kaiser
>

That's a good point, thanks Josh.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joshhackney"
<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
> >
>