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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> jim_natale
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 3:32 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Paper weight/thickness with C86
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> New member here, although I have been reading...and learning.
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> Have the Epson C86 with Paul Roark's EZ inkset from MIS (matte,
> neutral). I've very pleased with the results. (Well, more than
> very pleased--experiencing again the satisfaction I had in the 70s
> first learning to process and print b&w in the darkroom.) Also
> having success with, and enjoying, Clayton Jones's black-ink-only
> technique. Thanks to both of them for their work--and to all here
> who are keeping up a fascinating flow of information. Printers,
> paper, ink, discussions of Weston's aesthetics and techniques,
> whatever, I'm checking back often and just drinking it all in.
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> I'm eager now to try various papers beyond EEM. My question is
> simple. Epson says the paper handling capabilities of the C86
> are "64 g/m2 to 90 g/m2. Up to 250 g/m2 with Genuine EPSON paper."
> Does that match up with the experiences of group members who have
> experimented using this printer with different papers? Can I assume
> that any brand name matte paper up to 250 g/m2 will work without a
> problem? Is that the upper limit? What about weights in the low
> 300s? Also, how should I factor in the specs on paper thickness?
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> Well, obviously, this turned into more than one question...
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