Digital BW, The Print

> ..., does the Premier Hot Press have similar qualities to the 
> Matte BW (hope, hope) except for the color?

The Premier Art Smooth Hot Press 205 has a rather modest dmax compared to
the Matte BW.  The 270 and 325 have close to the same dmax as the Matte BW.
Premier Art claims all the smooth hot press papers have the same coating,
but I consistently get a lower dmax with the 205.  It's OK, but closer to
1.6 than the 1.7 Matte BW achieves.

I think the 270 may be the best combination of ability to feed (with a
little help) and dmax.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com