Digital BW, The Print

Dear Dana,

I have used this paper (from Costco at about 14 or 15 cents a sheet!!!) 
for a number of years. It is a great proofing paper and even a very good 
paper for final output using custom profiles in either color or B&W. It 
is a resin coated paper that prints warm, as in Brovira, with 100% 
carbon pigment ink.

It comes in 150 - 8.5 x 11 sheet boxes, I buy it by the case at around 
$100.00 for 4 boxes, that is 600 sheets. I have seen it sold on their 
web site in larger sizes a while back but I do not know if it is still 
offered.

BTW is the 2400 the one that I gave to you for the taking some time back?

Cheers,

Will Harvey


Napa, CA


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On 11/25/2011 10:46 AM, Dana Myers wrote:
>
>
> I have an R2400, standard K3 inkset. For giggles I got a box of Kirkland
> Glossy Photo paper - I recall stories of success with it in the past.
> This paper is marked "Made In Mexico".
>
> Printed the QTR 51-step wedge using PhotoPaperGlossy/ABW/Neutral/Dark,
> measured it with SypderPrint 4.2.1, manually edited the output file to
> 51 steps, used QTR-icc to produce a profile. This workflow easily
> produces profiles that work very well to my eye.
>
> I'm surprised how good the paper is; it's not Ilford Gold Fiber Silk
> (which is my go-to high-quality paper these days), but it's a fine match
> for the K3 inkset with relatively little gloss differential, certainly
> better than Kodak Pro Inkjet photo paper. I also note that the paper seems
> to dry very quickly.
>
> I was thinking of using this as a proofing paper, but, when lifetime
> permanence isn't a major concern, I'll probably use this for general
> printing.
>
> Cheers -
> Dana
>
> 


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