From:  sdmey4@aol.com
Date:  Tue Aug 14, 2001  10:27 pm
Subject:  Interesting new papers



Had a chance to run a couple prints through my 7000 On Bright Cube Eclipse 
Velvet.MIS standard hextones! This is a smooth bright white 350gsm sheet. 
Printable on both sides although one side is slightly smoother than the 
other. I think its HOT. Very nice tone and on the warm side(sorry Jerry) A 
little warmer than EAM. A nice thick photo detail sheet probably only sutable 
for the 7000. Its not like Osprey or Extreme Gamut Satine, or Summerset 
Enhanced. Brighter with a harder surface. Very close to a matt Silver print.
A thinner version is avaible called Satine. I dont think these are rebranded 
extreme Gamut papers! Anybody know? Its about A dollar per 8.5x11 on the 
thick Ecipse Velvet! So not real expensive. Varible tones would take care of 
the warm.
The rep said this thick paper does fine in rolls as it has no "memory" 
meaning it will lie flat after living on a roll all its life.
Here is a descriptor from the site, http://www.photoinkjet.com
"Eclipse Velvet is a 100% cotton fiber, white, acid free, lignen free, double 
sided watercolor paper with multi receiving layers. It has a soft vellum 
finish with an Instant dry emulsion coating on both sides of the sheet . It 
is highly water resistant. Eclipse Velvet is available in 350gsm "

Another interesting 7000 paper in the New Epson fine Art smooth" availible in 
24x36in sheets comming in at 425gsm!. This stuff will stand up against a 
wall! Prints colder to my piezo glazed eyes but warms up nicely after a day 
or two and is about 10.00 per sheet.
For once I bought samples before jumping in all the way(out of character for 
me) But I'am very impressed with the Eclipse Velvet. Guess I'll window test 
it at some point, but it has all the right words in the descriptor! :)
Steve M.

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Just a minor correction, but the sheets come in 24"x30" size at 
425gsm. And at Sparco's price, they come in at $7.62 a sheet.

http://www.sparco.com/cgi-bin/wfind2?spn=A112617

-Mark Tucker
http://marktucker.com