Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Bill,
> 
> > ... I am stunned.  [Kirkland Signature Professional Glossy Inkjet 
> >Photo Paper] provides, hands down, the best color and 
> >black and white photos on glossy paper ...
> 
> Yep, it's almost shocking.  If Costco can sell this for $0.15/letter
size
> sheet, it says we have a very good future ahead in terms of glossy
photos,
> which, as you note, the public prefers.  
> 
> Getting the inksets good on glossy paper has been a major push of
mine for
> the last year.  I think these "barrier" papers have a huge potential.
> Resistance to light fading is virtually a done deal now.  Gas fading and
> physical damage may be more serious, and I like the idea of
encapsulating
> the carbon pigs between polyethylene and a lacquer (or acrylic)
coating --
> at least for the serious prints.  Who has the room to store all the
print in
> glass frames?  
> 
> For the quick and easy photos, getting rid of the bronzing and
> susceptibility to fingerprints in the dark areas without any spray is
> needed, and the Costco paper does well in those areas also.
> 
> >...
> >There are two things I wish about this paper:
>  
> >1) That it was archival...
> 
> See my earlier post.  My Abbey test pen says it's acid free paper on the
> inside.
> 
> >Lightfast?
> 
> Pigments are much less sensitive to paper variations than dyes.  I
will try
> to give it a fade test in the near future, but note that Epson Premium
> Semigloss, coated with PremierArt Print Shield tied with Epson
UltraSmooth
> as the best I've tested.  So, RC papers can be very good indeed.  I
suspect,
> however, that the Kirkland paper has OBAs in it.  Those could be a
negative,
> but EEM also has them and does well in fade tests.  However, I'd like an
> OBA-free version of this paper.
> 
> >2) That it was available in larger sizes / or on roll.
>  
> I've been in touch with Costco, and the paper buyer is not interested in
> helping us there.  Hopefully one of our usual inkjet resellers will
convince
> Ilford to sell a similar paper.  It's just a matte of time before this
> technology spreads.  It's not Costco's, after all.  It's Ilford and
Epson
> from what I can see.  The Costco paper is just the first to hit the
market
> -- they couldn't care less about making their existing inventory
obsolete.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

Paul,

What curves do you use for this paper with a 1280?