Digital BW, The Print

I picked up one OPUS album to try. The covers looks nice but it's cardboard.
That may, or may not, be an issue for you depending on the look and feel
you're after. It's priced very well and would make a good entry level
portfolio. The paper worked well and does seem more durable than the
standard Innova papers. I still need to run same print on both Smooth Cotton
BW and the BookArt version to compare, and can let you know if I find
anything is lost. I don't think it would hold 40 pages but would likely take
a few more than the 20 it comes with. Putting only a few in will work but
there is a gap (the posts are a fixed height) so it's a bit clunky .

The Red River Custom Book Kits are much more expensive but from what I can
tell are leather bound. I've never seen one however, and I'd prefer not to
have to deal with flex hinges (I liked the OPUS album approach with the
posts).

Here's what I'm going to try next. . . .

    http://resources.moabpaper.com/printable%20catalog/catalog_7-10-2005.pdf

Look at the CHINLE Digital Book V2 on the second page. It's leather, uses
posts and comes in a version without paper. These are just about to be
released. The 12x12 version means I can run both portrait and landscape
images and have some room for a bit of text (image background, etc.). I'd
like to still use the Innova BookArt paper (Soft Texture for art prints and
Smooth Cotton for B/W & people images), which means I'll have to drill/punch
my own holes. The leather cover, in combination with the post system is what
makes this attractive to me. From what I can tell, the spine will flex
enough to accommodate a smaller page load to start.

Let me know how you make out John.

Terry.

> John Moody wrote:

> Any feedback on the Innova OPUS Fine Art Presentation Albums?
> A while back there was some interest expressed, and I 
> wondered if anyone had the chance to try them out?
> http://www.shadesofpaper.com/innova.htm
> Can more than 20 sheets be included in the album, or is 
> different hardware needed?
> 
> The Red River Custom Book Kits use flex hinges, and include 
> translucent interleaving sheets.  That sounds good.  Any 
> feedback on those kits?
> http://redrivercatalog.com/acc/bookbinding.htm