Digital BW, The Print

Bob
Matte BW is different-it has brighteners, it is alpha
cellulose, it is two sided and comes in two weights:
110 gsm and 210gsm.
Smooth fine art-has the option of brighteners or
natural, it is cotton, it comes in four weights
205gsm, 270, 325 and 500. 205 and 325 are double
sided, 270 and 500 single.
These are my standard papers, so I finally figured out
all the varieties. The Smooth FA 270 is my color paper
for almost everything, I use it for B/W when I want a
really smooth surface.
Right On
John E

--- Bob Michaels <bob@...> wrote:

> Clayton: Could this the same paper that Atlex.com
> calls "Permier Art
> Smooth Fine Art"? I've used some of the single sided
> 270 and have come
> to like it. Especially for the price. 
> 
> The differential in names amongst the suppliers
> seems to be really
> confusing. 
> 
> Bob Michaels
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Clayton Jones"
> <cj@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> > 
> > Recently I tested some PremierArt Matte BW with K3
> ink to compare with
> > other papers and was quite surprised by the
> result.  MBW paper is very
> > similar to Kayenta, a popular paper (smooth,
> bright white, cool toned,
> > 2-sided, alpha cellulose, 210 gsm, relatively
> inexpensive).  Well, MBW
> > blows Kayenta out of the water in dmax and over
> all clarity and depth.  
> > 
> > It's dmax is remarkable, close to VFA, the highest
> I've tested so far.
> > VFA is first (the clear winner), followed by PR,
> MBW and Innova Photo
> > Fiba in a toss-up for 2nd place (and probably the
> other Innova matte
> > papers as well).  Then there's a significant gap
> to the others [in
> > descending dmax order]: Museo Max, Condor BW,
> Kayenta, Aurora Art,
> > Merlin Natural and Entrada). 
> > 
> > Note: These results are for Epson K3 inks only. 
> MBW may be equally
> > better with other inks as well, but I can't say
> for sure.  Sometimes
> > the dmax rating is different with different inks. 
> For example, with
> > Eboni (the black ink in most MIS ink sets) PR
> beats VFA in dmax, and
> > while Kayenta and some of the others are top notch
> with Eboni, they
> > are just so-so with K3.  
> > 
> > If K3 users are looking for a paper of this type,
> look no further,
> > it's no contest - it's right up there with the big
> guys.   
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Clayton
> > 
> > 
> > Info on black and white digital printing at    
> > http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> >
> 
> 
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