Digital BW, The Print

I bought the paper through IT Suplies (a very reliable outfit), but 
it was shipped directly from Premier in L.A.  ITS is taking it all 
back and has always been extremely responsible in my experience.

I understand from another supplier, who knows more about paper, that 
Epson obtains the paper in rolls and, through a third party, does its 
own coating and cutting.   The USFA is, in fact, slightly smoother to 
the touch than the Premiere.  The USFA is also 325gsm rather than the 
Premier's 350.

Whatever, someone at Epson is getting this right--the USFA delivers a 
perfect sheet virtually every time.  As for Premiere, as Carl said, 
never again.  I'm saving one of the sheets with a crushed insect in 
the coating just to remind me if I ever go crazy and think about 
buying something from Premier again.  People seem to like their spray 
though--anyone seen bugs flying out of the can?





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> It sounds like there is a QC problem somewhere.  What retailers 
were these
> purchased from? 
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Carl
> > Schofield
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:40 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth vs. Premiere Hot Press
> > 
> > I had exactly the same experience when I recently purchased a box 
of
> > Premier Luster Rag.  Ragged edges, poor packaging, scuffed paper
> > surface, warped, and very stiffly curled paper out of the box.  
Never
> > again.
> > 
> > On Nov 23, 2005, at 4:26 PM, wwodets wrote:
> > 
> > > I recently went to Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art for an OBA-free 
paper
> > > and
> > > was impressed with it:  good image, impeccable quality, etc.
> > >
> > > Having heard that Premiere Hot Press was the same paper, I 
ordered 150
> > > sheets of it.  It looks like the EUS, measures like it and their
> > > profiles are essentially identical.
> > >
> > > The Premiere paper, however, shows *terrible* quality control: 
bad
> > > edges, miscuts, insects smashed in the coating (really) and, 
worst of
> > > all, radom scuffing of the coating that is quite visible in 
black
> > > areas
> > > of the print.
> > >
> > > At the same time I bought a box of the Premiere Hot Press 
Textured and
> > > these sheets were so badly cut and stiff and deformed that I had
> > > difficulty loading them into the printer.  It is a very rough
> > > surfaced,
> > > ugly, badly finished paper.
> > >
> > > So, if you're thinking about a Premiere paper, watch out.  I was
> > > shocked.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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