Digital BW, The Print

Bernd,

Well this paper sounds like it could be the real deal for me. As I'm not
into the super cool papers, I'm not in love with Legions Photo Matte, which
aside form it's archival advantage, shows me no visible advantage over EAM
(slightly different, not better).

What is the weight/texture like of the HPR? It's not as smooth as EAM and
LPM is it? Is it's weight more like a William Turner, or German Etching?
Please don't tell me it's like the Conetech Matte (I forget the H. name for
it), thin with the back side feeling completely different than the coated
front....

What I'd like is just a non parchment version of Torchon. Is that so
difficult. ;-) It's bright enough, it's stiff enough, it's blacks are good -
If Hahnemuhle would just take it out of the waffle iron.... :*[

Todd


> Folks,
> many of us are curious about the new Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.
> Steadman and I had the opportunity to try some test samples
> and were excited by the overall print quality.
> Both of us had the impression, that the color of the paper is very
> alike the color of  German Etching/Orwell.
> Yesterday I got  my first package of the final paper and was
> surprised to find it much whiter than the test samples. It is nearly
> but not quite as white as Epson AM, just a bit wamer (EAM
> seems to have a bluish tint in direct comparison).
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> I called the Hahnemuhle guys and they told me that they dicided
> to make the paper whiter in the last minute because of many
> customer inquiries (so did I).
> That means, the paper hasn´t been shipped to the US yet, but
> shipping will beginn soon.
> I would recommend to order in advance, because in their old
> fashioned stile of paper production they can only make relatively
> small quantities if you compare it to the big factories. So
> resellers maybe sold out quickly.
> Bernd, who is not a H. employee, but happens to speak German
> ; - )
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