Digital BW, The Print

well, just to add another perspective... don't count me amongst "everyone". The paper seems to fit in with several other good performers and did not set any new high water marks in my testing.
Nothing to dislike about it really, but it's just another option amongst several.
The prints that seem to have something extra from time to time here are from Canson papers, and the Rag Photographique in particular if you like smooth surfaces...
If you like texture and can deal with the handling delicacy, German Etching and William Turner still seem to have a richness with the inksets I use that I haven't quite equaled with other papers. But it's subjective.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kwalsh74" <kwalsh74@...> wrote:
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> I believe Epson Hot Press Natural is the new big kid on the block everyone likes.  Plan to try it myself.  Excellent Dmax and quite neutral.
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> I have a 50 sheet pack of Alise 13x19 that curls something wicked awful - I'd give it a skip... $100+ down the drain on that junk.
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> Ken
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