Digital BW, The Print

A big paper retailer said HP is the only company selling HPR in sheets
(tho its still available as HPR in rolls from that retailer and
elsewhere).

1) do you think that's true?

2) which HP sheet paper is the same as HPR? Which HP product name?

3) Side issue: do you prefer HPR to Entrada, and why?  

HPR does shed coating in printers and I don't think Entrada does, but
it may be that HPR has more Dmax (I don't measure so I don't know).

On 26/01/2009 djon43 wrote:
> 1) do you think that's true?

In UK at least it is complete b*ll*cks. Here's my usual supplier's page 
full of HPR sheet sizes http://www.squidtechnology.com/hfa_pr308.htm

> 2) which HP sheet paper is the same as HPR? Which HP product name?

HP Hahnemuhle Smooth Fine Art Paper is near as dammit identical as far as 
I can tell, aside from the 265g/m base (vs 308gsm for HPR). Some claim it 
is optimised for HP pigment inks and that the surface is smoother, but I 
use both it and Hahnemuhle Photo Rag and have never noticed any difference 
greater than I've seen between different batches of HPR.


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