Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

That was very helpful, thank you.

Now, in the Good News Dept.:

I called PremierImaging directly and I was told that indeed it is still manufactured. There'd been some hitch in their system, I didn't quite understand what. But I was told you had talked with them, and the guy I talked with is aware of this thread. So in about a week it should be back "in the pipeline".

He also said to try this place in the meantime, that they still stock Premier papers:

http://www.ultrafineonline.com/fiartinkjetp.html

So, things are looking up.

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> > After looking through lots of old threads here I was about to order a pack of Epson Hot Press Natural and the Alise Natural - not sure of exact names but I mean the ones without OBA's. Do you think either of those might be a decent replacement till the Premier Art 205 is on the shelves again?
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> It depends what you want and need.  I use more of the Premier Art 325 as what I consider an improvement on the 205 visually.  However, me tests indicate prints on the 325 are not quite as lightfast as those on the 205.  So, for example, if the ultimate in longevity for a museum or conservation project is needed, there is no substitute for the Epson Scrapbook/Premier 205 that I know of (that is, based on my tests and what I've been able to glean from other sources).
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> I do like the Epson Hot Press series.  I see it as Premier 325 with slightly better dmax, whiter when there are OBAs, and warmer when there are none.  The Epson Hot Press Natural bleaches more than most.  I have no information on how it might compare to Premier Art 325 in terms of image permanence.  My suspicion is that if you spray an image made with 100% carbon, all of these papers will deliver more than enough permanence for any purpose.  I suspect the coatings will crack and other physical damage will far outweigh any risk to the images from carbon fading.   
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> I was never very impressed with Alise -- great dmax, but not much else going for it.  I have not studied the Aardenburg tests to see how it is doing in terms of image permanence.
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> Bottom line -- Premier Art Smooth Hot Press 325 is what I considered for my museum project to be the best combination of longevity and visual quality with the Eboni-6 I used for that project.  We used 205 and 325 for all of the printing, using the 205 mainly where thickness of the 325 was a problem and where the purpose was archival storage of the images (not display).
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> Hope this helps.
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> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@> wrote:
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> > > I'm told 205 is back at Premier and will hopefully be back in the pipeline soon.
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