Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

I have been using Red River Aurora Natural for several years as a excellent
testing paper . It is a great price but I have found the D-Max and weight of
250gsm  to be a little less than I would like for most final prints. 

 

As for other non-OBA papers I just received a box of the new Epson Hot Press
Natural and for a premium paper it is very reasonably priced at $2.79 for a
sheet of 13x19 compared to HPR at $4.07 both from Atlex.com.

In my testing of the paper I found the dmax to be very similar to HPR being
just over 1.72 using the 1400 with HP-C6 ink. The surface is very similar to
HPR but the paper not at white. I would like to try it with K3 but I have PK
ink in my K3 printer now and don't want to change today. Have you or others
tried either of these new hot press papers from Epson? I read the review on
Luminous-Landscape which is why I bought a box. I have not tried the Hot
Press Bright White and am interested in some comments relating to it with
B&W. 

Thanks,

Gary Wagner

www.garywagner.com

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:44 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Red River Aurora Natural

 

  

I've been looking for a non-OBA paper to use with a mix of HP PK and Eboni
for my more neutral printing. (I'm moving away from all OBAs.) The Aurora
Natural looks like a real bargain. Here are the relative costs of some
papers for 13x19 sheets:

Aurora Natural -- $1.34,

Arches watercolor -- $1.70,

Alise Natural -- $2.24,

Premier Art 325 -- $2.75.

The Aurora N actually seems to have the lowest Lab B of the group, which is
a positive factor for my use. The Aurora is on the thin side (13 mils) but
it's thicker than the 200 gsm paper I've used with good results.

Does anybody have any bad news relating to Aurora Natural? It seems like a
bargain.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 





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