Digital BW, The Print

This is the confusion I am having. I, too, found the Hot and Cold Press Epson papers at PhotoPlus and loved them. How is it possible, though, that B&H Photo carries it but Epson has NO mention of it anywhere on their website? (It's beautiful, by the way...)

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla <edinkla@...> wrote:
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> ClaytonJ schreef:
> > I just read the Mark Dubovoy review of new Epson matte papers on Luminous Landscape
> > 
> > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/epson-papers-09.shtml
> > 
> > It's a very cursory review with little real information, mostly just his personal impressions.  He especially liked the hot press bright version, but never mentioned Dmax.  The only mention of blacks is "The blacks are also weak, but charmingly so" which doesn't tell us much.
> > 
> > Has anyone here tried these papers yet, or know of another review somewhere?
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Clayton
> 
> 
> And nowhere in that review is a reference to rag, cotton or 
> alpha-cellulose. One UK shop says rag but no Epson doc says rag.
> Sheets so far but Epson mentions production of rolls later on which 
> brings the "mould made" in question. We do no longer expect  that they 
> are produced by hand with 4 true deckles but on the cilinder good 
> look-a-likes can be produced. However 330 grams can be made on a 
> foudrinier these days. Hahnemühle does that. Epson calls the papers 
> Signature Worthy. Some information on what it really is would be nice 
> before signatures are placed. BTW,  Zercall Germany still makes "mould 
> made" on the cilinder.
> 
> http://epson.ipressroom.com/pr/epson/professional-imaging/Fine_Art_Papers.aspx
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