Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

> >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.

I menat 47 lb matt not 48. At anyrate my observations agree with 
yours. The overall contrast is less than EAM and blacks just don't 
appear as dense. However one can see more detail in the deep shadows.

Thanks,

Don Bryant