Digital BW, The Print

Paul, 

Have you tried printing on this paper with 3-MK?

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> Having been impressed with Red River Aurora Natural on the 1800, I 
tried RR
> "UltraPro Satin 2.0" with the PKN I have in the 260.  It's very 
impressive
> -- a low reflective semi-gloss (RC I believe) surface that has no 
serious
> reflective artifacts and doesn't even seem to show pizza wheel 
marks.  The
> dmax is 2.45.  The surfaces of the paper are acidic, but the 
interior
> appears to be buffered, according to my acid pen.  It seems similar 
to the
> Epson Premium glossy types in that respect.  See
> http://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/cat=1&prod=20.htm   It's 
closer in
> price to Costco than to the Epson Semigloss.  The 260 PKN QTR BO 
actual
> picture image is probably better than what I've seen on either of 
these
> other papers with any other printer I've used.
> 
> I've posted a new QTR profile for the 260 and Red River UltraPro 
Satin 2.0
> at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/New-QTR-Profiles.zip  
> 
> For simplicity (for me) I'll start using this general zip file for 
new QTR
> profiles for any printers.  Right now that means the 1800 and 260.  
If
> profiles are incorporated in QTR downloads I'll get them out of the 
zip file
> to keep it reasonable.  If the printer type is not obvious from the 
file's
> names, the printer names are inside the *.qidf files, which can be 
opened
> with Notepad.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>