Digital BW, The Print

> I've been told the Photo Rag 308 in rolls is problematic, as it 
tends 
> to be too "curved" towards the end of the roll. On the other hand, 
> I'd prefer the greater heft on 20x24 and 24x36 prints. 188 seems a 
> bit light even at 13x19.

I have not yet gotten to the end of my first roll of 24" PR 308, 
though I anticipate some problems there.  I hope the roll is actually 
a bit longer than spec'ed so if there is some unusable paper at the 
end I won't be throwing it out.  I bought the roll for the 
convenience over loading large sheets.  I usually print on PR 308 in 
13x19 sheets.  I love that size and weight.  I would only buy 188 for 
proofing, as its a little less expensive.

One thing to note:  The 7000 cannot cut 308 PR!  You must do it 
manually, the cutter gets most of it cut, but not completely, leaving 
you with a heavy print pulling on a small area of the paper--big tear 
risk.  I set the printer to not cut and to print a cut line.  I run a 
number of prints and just cut them after all are printed.

One other thing:  The pricing on rolls does not seem to be much if 
any cheaper than buying sheets, at least at digitalartsupplies.com , 
where I was buying paper.

Ernest Burden III