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Re: Luster Rag, Rag Satin and Silver Rag

2005-11-25 by rocref_fmsc

Try this:
http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

They have quite a good service with all the papers.

Greatings
Fernando Correia


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joaskild" 
<joaskild@y...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info on Cranes Silver Reg. I shall wait for it too! 
To bad that it is so 
> diffecould to find Cranes paperes in Europa.
> 
> With the Photo Rag Satin I use mat ink in my R1800 but I give it 
and after lack with R1800 
> gloss lack with out any picture printed just to take away the 
brouncing. It looks to me like 
> the Dmax is alot higher than Hanemüle photo rag or any of epsons 
rag paperes. I am 
> dreaming aswell of the fell and dmax of traditional air dried 
glossy fibre-based paper.
> 
> I am testing in the next month diffent coatings and have ordered 
ClearShields Mat and 
> gloss and Satin coatings to see if I can find someting between mat 
and glossy with a feel 
> of real paper. 
> 
> It sounds like Premier Luster Rag is not so good as I had hoped but 
still I like to test it!
> 
> Would love to hear about your impressions when you have tested the 
Crane's Silver Rag!
> 
> Kind regarts
> 
> Joakim
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
> <scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Crane's Silver Rag hasn't been relaesed yet.
> > 
> > And, in case you're not aware, the Silver Rag (100% cotton) is 
> > a "glossy" paper that uses PK (photo black). That's what excites 
me. 
> > opefully, it'll look like traditional air dried glossy fibre-
based 
> > paper.
> > 
> > Reports I've read on these groups about the Silver Rag sound 
really 
> > promising.
> > 
> > Supposedly, Crane is going to send samples to me, I just don't 
know 
> > when: Soon, I hope!
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "joaskild" 
> > <joaskild@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > Has anybady compared thise 3 paperes, Premier Luster Rag, 
> > Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin and 
> > > Crane Silver Rag. 
> > > 
> > > I am using Hahnemühle Photo Rag Satin and its a very beutifull 
> > paper with high dmax but its 
> > > just a bit too textured and I a woundering how the 2 otheres 
are 
> > compared to Hahnemühle 
> > > Photo Rag Satin. Also one need to couat this paper with some 
> > coating as there are a brovnish 
> > > shine otherwice to the mat reflection. I am interested in the 
feel 
> > of the cotten paper but I 
> > > would like the high Dmax wich one gets otherwice from the 
coated 
> > plastic paperes. 
> > > 
> > > I would like to bay thise otheres paperes but haven´t found a 
> > resellers in Europa or near 
> > > Finland! Does anybady how sell Premier Luster Rag and Crane 
Silver 
> > Rag in Europa?
> > > 
> > > Greatings,
> > > 
> > > Joakim Eskildsen
> > > Finland
> > >
> >
>

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