Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Gregory Schern" 
<gschern@y...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Murray Zaharia" 
> <zaharia@t...> wrote:
> > 
> > I have just printed out the 729 patch ProfilerPRO targets on these 
> two
> > papers and they printed IDENTICAL to my eye. What is the 
likelihood 
> that
> > the BC Eclipse Satin is at least coated with the same inkjet 
> receiving
> > layer as the Photo Rag? Is it likely that BC Satine is made by 
> Hahnemule
> > as well?
> > I am thinking that I may only need to have a profile made for one 
> and it
> > will print identical on the other. Has anyone had both papers 
> profiled
> > with Generations ink and what were the results?
> > 
> > MZ
> 
> There is 0 chance that the papers have the same coatings. The 
> Hahnemuhle Photo Rag is produced in Germany and imported into the 
> U.S. The Eclipse Satine is produced entirely in the US at the moment 
> and the coatings are very different. They do print similarly 
however. 
> I've been able to use the Generations ink on both papers with very 
> similar but different profiles on a 1200.
> 
> On this same subject about the Eclipse Satine, someone in an earlier 
> post asked about some of the specs on the materials used and I 
didn't 
> have time to respond at the time. The paper is 100% cotton, is 
> buffered with 3% Calcium Carbonate and is pH neutral. There are no 
> optical brighteners in the base, but there is < 1% OB's in the 
> coating. The soft white contains no OB's whatsoever.
> 
> I'm working on getting better specs from Hahnemuhle as well and will 
> post them here when I get a chance.
> 
> Gregory Schern
> 
> inkjetgoodies.com
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Just to add that I found that Hahnemule papers (William Turner and a 
little experience with PhotoRag) flake more than Eclipse...
Jim H.