Digital BW, The Print

the papers are made in Switzerland and i thought it was more like the
illford stuff


On Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:47:04 -0700, Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> 
> This paper seems to have replaced the Epson Glossy Photo Paper in Costco
> stores.  It is very similar, and has the same "Epson Photo Paper" stamp on
> the back, but it is slightly different.
> 
> The good news is that the Kirkland paper uses the Epson Glossy Photo Paper
> curves and is almost (but not quite) as bronzing-free with MIS UT inks.
> Also good news is that the dmax with the 1270 FS inks and Eboni loaded (that
> is, using just the dark gray inks for the black generation), the dmax of the
> Kirkland paper is 2.0 v. 1.9 for Epson.
> 
> The surface gloss on the Kirkland paper is slightly more than on the Epson
> version.
> 
> The bad news is that the shadow smoothness of the Kirkland paper is slightly
> rough.  I'm not sure it will be seen in actual photos, however.  Also in the
> bad news column is that the Kirkland paper seems more acidic than my latest
> batch of  Epson Glossy Photo paper, which seems almost neutral.
> 
> At any rate, the Kirkland paper is good for short term, cheap and easy
> glossy prints.
> 
> Paul
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