Digital BW, The Print

Sarah,

Just agreeing with a lot that's already been said. I offer samples of 
a number of papers including HPR308, Epson Ultrasmooth FA, Epson 
Velvet FA, Innova Smooth Cotton, Moab Entrada BW and N, and Hawk Mtn 
Merlin Photo, all with Ultrachrome MK as the black ink and with 
custom profiles made to the best of my ability. My favourite among 
these matte papers, and the most popular with the people I print for, 
is now the Ultrasmooth - it had been HPR until I started to offer 
USFA. The Velvet just beats it on D-Max (but not by much, and 1.7 
isn't bad anyway) but the surface texture looks like an affectation 
(just my opinion) and a distraction. The other papers are all good, 
but don't quite match the Ultrasmooth in terms of D-Max.

Ultrasmooth in sheets (13 x 19 is available) is double sided, so if 
you proof on it you could use both sides - that's what I do.

Best,
Helen

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface" 
<sagaface@y...> wrote:
>
> I have read with great interest Clayton's article on papers but 
wondered what some of you 
> are gravitating towards, specifically, what are you all printing on 
for sale or exhibition? I 
> like HPR's characterisitcs...all except the price and the flaking. 
Ultrasmooth sounds 
> promising but I'm on a 2200 and would like sheets.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Sarah
>