Digital BW, The Print

Dear Clayton,

  For me, the difference between 11X14 and 13X19 is very significant. 
I do not consider it 'small'.

Best
Ginny

PS-My suspicion is that profit has something to do with the
manufacturers choice of paper sizes---'profit' meaning, not what will
sell the most but that it might have to do with the raw media they are
cutting.
Just a gut reaction.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Ginny,
> 
> >Other than Epson Heavyweight Matte and Premium Glossy, are there ANY
> >papers out there available in 11X14 size? It's so strange to me that
> >this size, which a I really like, is so hard to find.
> 
> Those few Epson ones are the only ones I've ever seen.  My guess is
> that for most paper makers it's too much extra burden to maintain
> another product line (production runs, packaging, labor costs, etc)
> for such a small difference in size compared to 13x19.  They may also
> figure it would result in a drop in net revenue instead of increase,
> because rather than attract new customers, a certain percent of
> current customers would opt for the smaller package.  I don't see this
> as evil intent, but merely trying to stay alive in a highly
> competitive market by supplying what the printers are designed to
handle.
> 
> What I'm not sure of is the origin of the 13x19 size.  It's only a
> guess, but it allows a 1/2" margin around a 12x18 image, of which the
> 2:3 ratio matches the 35mm and DSLR image ratios.  Does anyone know
> the history of this?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>