Digital BW, The Print

>
>I've received an order of the 48 lb. bright white and the paper has a
>faint lillac tint where as the samples of the 76 lb. do look bright
>white. I've printed on the 48 lb. and found that the shadows have a
>bit more detail than EAM but the high highlights seem to blow where
>on EAM the detail is held.


I've been printing with an 1160 and G4 inks on Red River Premium Matte 47 
lb recently.  This may not be the same surface as the 48lb stock reported 
elsewhere.

While I love the wide format, I'm finding that the paper reproduces much 
less contrast than EAM.  The paper has similar white characteristics, but 
the blacks are miles away from EAM in density.  If you examine the printed 
surface at the right angle, you can easily see the surface of the paper, 
whereas with EAM, it's just a black void.

It's an unscientific evaluation, I agree, but to my eye there's no 
comparison.  Again, this may be a different surface than the 48lb "new" stock.

regards,

Peter