Digital BW, The Print

Cosco in New England just released the Kirkland paper in 4 x 6  
sizes.   which I use for testing. And note cards

Take care 
Ed Blake

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> >    Has anyone on this group attempted to contact Costco's 
purchasing
> > department for the purpose of finding their vendor, or MORE likely
> > pursuing
> > COSTCO themselves for a LARGE QUANTITY buy of 13x19 cut sheets by
> > interested
> > members of this group...
> 
> 
> Yes, I have contacted the Costco buyer and found him very un-
receptive to
> the idea that larger sizes would have a reasonably large market.  
His
> response was essentially that such a market might look large to us, 
but not
> to Costco.
> 
> I've had the feeling the Costco paper might be either a giant beta 
for a
> future Ilford or Epson paper, and/or Costco's contract may limit 
them to the
> letter size to avoid competing with the supplier either now or in 
the
> future.  At any rate, the message seemed to be that I was wasting 
my time.
> 
> > 
> > Is there any chance that the Kirkland/Costco Glossy paper has the
> > same origins as some of Ilford's paper? It too is made in 
Switzerland.
> 
> Yes, I think it is made by Ilford.  But, while it's very similar to 
their
> Galerie Smooth line, it is better in almost all respects.  Among 
other
> things, it has a buffered interior paper like Epson Premium Glossy 
paper.
> 
> Incidentally, when Costco was between batches, just before the 
current paper
> was released, they had paper in the box that was made in Japan.  I 
received
> a box that actually had the Epson logo on the back.  When I 
mentioned that
> to the buyer he was a bit aghast, saying that should not have 
happened.  
> 
> 
> > 
> > And if it is Ilford rebranded, perhaps one of Ilford's other
> > inexpensive papers will have similar characteristics.
> 
> 
> I've not found such a paper.  The Printasia was a disappointment to 
me.  The
> Galerie smooth is the closest I've used.  I suspect we'll see 
essentially
> the same paper eventually appear as a premium paper sometime in the 
future.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>