Digital BW, The Print

> good to see you here. Maybe we can kick this off by summarizing some
> of our experiences with Piezo prints. Favorite or specialty papers,
> for example.... 

Hi Antonis. You people are up late, or early.

I am not nearly as experienced as you in papers. For most of my 
printing, longevity is not of prime concern. I use Epson Archival 
Matte mostly, but have printed an exhibition on Epson Watercolor 
with good effect. There is some sharpness loss on that paper over 
others, and in hand, the feel is not as pleasing as the art papers. 

For work prints, I've started to use Epson Heavyweight Matte; 
though not as white as EAM, the surface is very similar and it it 
more readily available here. 

I've used Somerset Velvet and Somerset Enhanced, and just this 
week received boxes of Hahnemühle William Turner and Torchon. I 
am very pleased with the results on both papers with PiezoBW ink 
as well as Epson 2000P. I finally found a local (German) supplier. 

I was concerned at first about the texture of the Torchon, but once 
the ink is on the paper (I tested with a very detailed image) the 
texture is not obvious. With a rakinig light, William Turner's texture 
is more apparent 

Tim
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Tim Spragens
http://www.borderless-photos.com