Digital BW, The Print

Hi Marcus.

Yes, I like the Radiant white very much. I've used it for color pigs
and BO printing for some time now. I wish it came in larger sizes
because I would do some large pano's with it.

I've heard somewhere that it's supposed to be Somerset Enhanced but
I'm not at all sure of that because it doesn't print or look at all
like samples of Som En that I tested.(Which I didn't like much)

As far as blacks go, I only notice a difference when placing a print
right next to the same image on something like EEM. I used the Mis DD
black with their Arch pigs for most color prints because of it's
d'max. I have a lifetime of 35mm negs/trans to work with and the
slight texturing of the Radiant is very helpfull in subduing grain on
the earlier color films.

Duane





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Marcus"
<marcus@l...> wrote:
> 
> I finally got a box of this stuff and I am amazed at the quality.
Prints are nice and rich on 
> this paper using my ut2 carbon pigment inks with my epson 1280.
Several people have 
> told me that the blacks did not print very good on it but they are
nice and rich to my eye. 
> Side by side comparison to the moab entrada shows to be nearly exact
in tonality. This is 
> definately going to ba a paper I add to my favorites. Especially
since it only cost about 20 
> bucks for 20 sheets. So cheap but yet the results are beautiful. And
the paper is coated 
> and seems to be a good choice for archival prints. The print quality
is very similiar to the 
> epson enhanced matte except that it has a bit of texture to it. I
use the epson enhanced 
> matte to print a test print and when it looks good I then print it
on the radiant white.
> 
> 
> Anyone else out there that loves this paper as much as I do. Im
surprised I do not hear 
> more people talk about this paper. Anyway, I just wanted to pass the
info on to everyone 
> in case someone is looking for a great paper at a great price.
> 
> Oh yeah and it works great with the curves that Paul has for the
epson enhanced matte.