Digital BW, The Print

Paul, this is really distressing news, and you are the second person to
say this.  I certainly don't want a yellower paper than the old EAM. And
if it has weaker blacks, what good is it?  I can't afford Photo rag to
use as my normal paper. And there doesn't look like any alternatives...
Now what do we do? 

The absolute blackest blacks I can get are those of the Generations or
MIS archival inks, using the Enhanced blacks on the old EAM paper.  But
you have to have a good profile for the ink/printer/paper to make a
black and white print without crossovers.

If you ever test any papers that give really great blacks, please keep
the list informed. 

I don't want to varnish any papers, that effect looks terrible to me.

Jerry



Paul Roark wrote:
> 
> I recently took delivery on some new EAM from Atlex.com, and it seems to be
> a slightly different coating than previous batches.  The paper looks a bit
> yellow, in fact, the X-Rite says it is just 0.01 density units darker.  The
> blacks are weak -- 1.61 v. 1.68 for the last batch -- and the profile is
> different.  I tweaked my 3000 curves to adjust to the new coating, but I'm
> not happy with this batch of EAM.  (It is still called "Archival" matte.)
> The Dmax is about the same as Legion Photo Matte, and the paper looks yellow
> and dull in comparison.
> 
> Has anyone who has noticed this difference contacted Epson about it?
> Frankly, I want the old coating.  This new batch of paper I received just is
> not as good.
> 
> I also took delivery of a MediaStreet.com package of their Royal Renaissance
> (189), which they claim is PhotoRag.  It is packaged incorrectly.  The side
> marked "Print this side" is the back of the paper.  Use the "tongue" or
> "lips" test.  The sticky side is the coated side.
> 
> I had not used Royal Renaissance of PhotoRag 189 before.  I find it is very
> sensitive to the pizza wheels of the 3000 -- the most affected paper I've
> used.  Have others noticed the problem of surface blemished caused by the
> printer's wheels?
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
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