Digital BW, The Print

Amen,

Epson wants to replace Kokak as the domanant force in photography and with that goes a 
lot of responsibility. They were pushed along by all these companies you mentioned and 
contiune to be, thank God. As far as media goes, I think they want to do the right thing 
after some serious stumbles along the way. Because selling media and ink is what they are 
all about.

I am wondering what people out here think of the Ultrasmooth rag? I personally, as a one 
who had settled on several Hahnemuhle papers, find this media quite nice. What I really 
like about it is its durability and lack of obs. It appers that Premier Fine Art rag is the same 
paper. I believe Paul Roark uses it with his UT inks a lot.  Does anyone know yet who is 
making these papers? It seems to be a big secret and Epson and their distributors won't 
say anything. But, those who have profiled the two say they respond to color profiles 
almost exactly.  

John


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> Without third party competition for the consumables market, we wouldn't 
> be having this conversation. Without Media Street, MIS, Cone, Lyson, 
> Hawk Mtn., Hahnemuhle, Futures, and many, many other companies, 
> innovation would drop to a crawl, and users like me would have thrown 
> their 1270s in the trash and returned to the darkroom.
> 
> Blaming the users is not the answer. Competing manufacturers (third 
> party or OEM) making better products, bringing them to market, and 
> competing for market share is.
>