Digital BW, The Print

There was some discussion about this paper awhile ago on the wide  
format list and one of the reps quoted a dmax of about 1.67.  If that  
is correct it doesn't seem to be very outstanding and no better than  
HPR.

On Oct 29, 2005, at 1:23 PM, Timothy Atherton wrote:

> I've tried some - very briefly so far - more surface texture than I  
> remember
> the Museo having (none on hand right now) - verging towards the Epson
> Watercolour type of surface (though not quite so pronounced).
>
> Only tried B&W using QTR - looks pretty good, but I'd say it gives  
> me about
> the same look as I get right now with Arches Infinity - D-Max looks  
> roughly
> the same (and about the same as Dourian Art by Red River - in fact  
> it has a
> very similar feel to the Dourian) - just measured by the MkI  
> eyeball. I
> found it wasn't quite as crisp/sharp as the Arches, which is about the
> sharpest/crispest paper I've used - so probably in line with most  
> of the
> other better papers.
>
> Obviously I've only run two or three sheets through so it's not an
> exhaustive test, but I was a bit disappointed - it came out roughly  
> the same
> as the two best papers I have found for my own use - and has a bit  
> more
> texture them, and more than I like(paper has a very similar feel  
> and texture
> to some of the lesser textured Innova papers - darned if I can  
> remember all
> their names - maybe the soft textured)
>
> It's certainly a nice paper - and will be up there in the top of  
> the list no
> doubt, but I don't feel it's a quantum leap...
>
> BTW the promo info only lists rolls - haven't asked if they are  
> going to do
> sheets



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