Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tyler;

I can't say much positive about this paper; I tried it with the MIS 
K4 (R1800) and the Epson K3 (3800). Pk inks in both cases. It flat 
out will not work with the Epson inks-it gets muddy around 1.2 and 
maxes at 1.4 with an ugly flat look to it that makes you wonder why 
they even put it on the market. 
With the MIS inks the results were better, reaching a damax of 2.0 
without the haze and flatness of the Epson inks. Still, hardly worth 
the trouble considering the much higher dmax of some other PK rag 
papers. 

OK, one moderately good thing: the surface texture is not as 
pronounced (or obnoxious) as some of those higher damx papers.

I tried a couple others as well; The Premier art natural is nice if 
you want a warm platinum look; dmax around 1.63  The Fine Art BW is 
similar but with OBAs, dmax around 1.65.

The papers that have impressed me most recently around Lumijet; They 
have a matte white and a natural that both reached a damx of 1.71 
with Eboni and K3 inks.

I will work with those two a bit more and report back, but on first 
impression I think we have a viable alternative to HPR in both 
neutral and warm base colors.

I found the sample pack at atlex.com, if anyone wants to test them.

Regards,

Steven Karafyllakis

In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
<tyler@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
> Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@> wrote:
> >
> > David;
> > 
> > The paper in question was not FAP, but Premier's Platinum Luster 
Rag 
> 
> 
> Steve, can you tell us anything about your experiences with this
> paper? Including inksets tried with it?
> Thanks,
> Tyler
>