Digital BW, The Print

Hi.  Any thoughts on flaking with this paper?  I used to love the 
Epson Velvet, but you had to baby it more than any other paper I've 
ever seen or there would be terrible flaking of the surface, most 
noticeably in black areas.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Doyle" 
<jdoyle1713@c...> wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> First Of all I have to say thanks to Steve..He is not only 
knowledgeable but
> a superb printer and Artist.. I appreciate the Kind words...
> 
> Well On to the good stuff...
> 
> Just In The New Hahnemuhle White Velvet...Currently Only two sizes 
Available
> 35x46.75 & Hahnemule's New Size 24x36 The Rest cut sheets and rolls 
to
> follow..They are not yet listed on my website so If anyone has 
interest
> please call or email me off list....
> 
> The Great News Is The New Size 24x36... I am also under the 
impression that
> the new size will be available in all papers soon.
> 
> Cheers To All
> Jim Doyle
> 
> J.Doyle Enterprises L.L.C.
> 114 Old Orchard Rd.
> Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
> 856-424-8660
> http://www.shadesofpaper.com
> 
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: sdmey4@a... [mailto:sdmey4@a...]
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:42 PM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Digital BW] The New Hahnemuhle White Velvet(cross 
posted)
> 
> 
>   I was fortunate enough to get some currently Rare Hahnemule 
Velvet 268gsm
>   sample sheets from Jim Doyle at Shadesofpaper.com. He knew I was
> interested in
>   this surface and print black and white only! One of the great 
things about
>   shadesofpaper is that they only sell premium paper from  
Hahnemuhle and
> Lyson, no
>   Printers, no Epson paper,no inks. Just the good paper. So it 
appears to me
> that
>   they pay attention to people picky about the papers they use. The 
samples
>   where sent to me unsolicited.
>   So, first of all its surface is certainly in the Velvet category, 
very
> close
>   to Sumerset Velvet perhaps just a bit smoother. The weight even 
though
> heavier
>   seems about the same as Sumerset V.
>   I'm printing With Piezotone BW inks and Studio print RIP on a 
9000.
>   Contrast and density are what seem to be, equal to PhotoRag and 
William
>   Turner papers. My Greytag EyeOne reports a Dmax of 1.74 using 
Portfolio
> Black from
>   J. Cone Piezotone line of inks. For comparison I measured a Black 
patch
> using
>   ultrachrome inks on Photorag,Matte Black ink measured 1.54.
>   I don't intend to write a lengthy review, I just want to let 
those who
> like
>   the Velvet paper surface Know that they  should be pleased with 
the New
> Hanna
>   offering. It should Destroy the Epson Velvet rebranded version of 
Sumerset
>   Enhanced as I Get a nice boost in Dmax with the Hanna paper 
Versus the
> Epson
>   Velvet. Course this won't happen if your using ultrachrome inks.
>   Somebody with a color Ultrachrome setup should load The Piezotone
> Portfolio
>   black in there and see what they get.
>   Finally a VELVET paper with blacks equal to the Other fine 
Hanhnemuhle
>   papers.
>   Hopefully we won't have to wait long, and I'm sure it will be a 
great
> color
>   performer too.
>   Oh! The color of the paper is right in the William Turner range, 
maybe a
> tick
>   brighter.
>   I only print my own work, so not a huge paper buyer, But Jim 
Doyle has
> gone
>   overboard for me a couple times now. I kinda like the idea that 
this
> dealer
>   isn't busy trying to make quota's on Epson 9600 and 4000's all 
day long.
>   Steve Meyers
> 
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