Digital BW, The Print

The MIS Alpha and Innova Soft Texture are the same.  PJ Alpha had the 
same coating but a cotton base.

I'd recommend trying the MIS Alpha/Innova Soft Texture.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Chen" 
<allan@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Paul.  So I gotta decide if I want to try out the Alpha
> Cellulose base...or perhaps the Innova Soft Texture.  Hm.
> 
> thanks,
> allan
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
> <pr_roark@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > > ... ran out of my permajet alpha, which I really liked, and it's
> > > not available in the US.  So I'm looking for a comparable paper.
> > 
> > MIS Alpha was the replacement.  It's Innova Soft Texture on an 
alpha 
> > cellulose base.  It usually prints the same as PJ Alpha -- also 
and old 
> > favorite of mine.  Sometimes with very dilute inksets, I've seen 
some 
> > mottling on the alpha cellulose version, due, I believe, to the 
lower 
> > absorbancy of the alpha cellulose base compared to the cotton 
base of 
> > the PJ Alpha.
> > 
> > 
> > > I can get the natural white, but I've seen some comments about 
it
> > > having lower dmax than, say, Premier Art Smooth Hot Press.
> > 
> > MIS Alpha/Innova Soft Texture has the same dmax as PJ Alpha, 
which is 
> > usually better than PA HP 205. 
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
>