Digital BW, The Print

Steve,
I'm in the Boston area. I can give some good recs for camera stores. Not
sure what their paper stock is like, but I can tell you the ones that
generally have a good reputation.

Email me off list if you're interested.


On 9/11/06 5:09 PM, "Steve Taylor" <ts01@...> wrote:

> I'm in the UK and have just taken delivery of the fist box of crane silver
> rag, and on first impressions it's an epiphany. It really does have the feel
> of fibre paper. Very nice indeed. Nice rich tones and good blacks. The
> problem is the cost - I paid UKP 44 including vat and postage for 25 sheets
> of A4.
> 
> Now I see I can get it for USD 36 + postage + UK tax from MIS, which is
> pretty good (as I am planning an order soon), but I am off on holiday to New
> England in October so I thought I would see if I could get some boxes while
> I was there. So... could anyone recommend any shops in MA, RI or CT to get
> some? Prices would be helpful too.
> 
> As I said, I am impressed with the paper - I am using UT3D and Paul Roark's
> CSR UPG N1 curve. I also tried the Kirkland warm glossy curve, and this
> seems to work well on the paper. Slightly lighter than the screen says, but
> not much.
> 
> One thing I did notice was that if I used the settings "best photo" I got
> visible banding. I switched to "photo RPM" and "super micro weave" and this
> was much better. It does take a long time to print though.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance on this.
> 
> Steve Taylor

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