New Gear You Missed At PMA : Canson-Infinity Platine Fiber Rag Paper
By Rick Oldano , published on March 7, 2009 at 1:20 PM
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Photographers who have experienced working in a darkroom and printed their own black-and-white or platinum prints will never forget the look of those selenium-toned or glowing platinum images. Many of those same photographers undoubtedly believed that the look of the photographic papers used in those processes was lost to history. Canson Infinity has introduced Platine Fiber Rag paper with a micro-porous coating to enable the paper to be easily used on a regular inkjet printer. This gives digital images the look and feel of an F-type baryta fiber paper. Baryta is barium-sulphate, which is a clay-like material that is applied to a fiber-paper substrate. For those photographers who are concerned about how long their prints will be around for, the Platine papers are built to last. They are 98 rag and are compatible with pigmented and dye inks. The inks will dry instantly, are water resistant, and offer a pure white without optical brightening The papers were developed to meet gallery and museum longevity requirements, meaning they are internally buffered to resist gas fading and are acid-free certified to avoid paper degradation. Welcome back to the good old days.
I purchased the McKinley Bag because I loved the bag and M-Rock has a good reputation. I took the bag out within two weeks of buying it and the wheels were not working properly. Because of the way they are attached they bow, causing the wheels to wear against the plastic housing that holds them.
I returned the bag for a new one, hoping I had a bad seed. Within a few months I had the same issue. My husband warned to not get the second bag as I would have the issue with the bag, he was right.
The right wheel is worn through so it is cracked open, it does not spin and the left wheel is almost as bad. The bag bows down with resting on the wheels and the bottom of the bag is wearing from being “dragged” because the wheels aren’t holding it up.
I wrote the the maker of the M-Rock bag, Michael Rockwell. He said nothing is wrong the bag that I wore it out despite my limited use in under a year. He refuses to help me writing, “I will not read your email or continue communication with you.”
That would be Westcott not Wescott in case anyone is looking on Google for more info on that lighting kit.
I purchased the McKinley Bag because I loved the bag and M-Rock has a good reputation. I took the bag out within two weeks of buying it and the wheels were not working properly. Because of the way they are attached they bow, causing the wheels to wear against the plastic housing that holds them.
I returned the bag for a new one, hoping I had a bad seed. Within a few months I had the same issue. My husband warned to not get the second bag as I would have the issue with the bag, he was right.
The right wheel is worn through so it is cracked open, it does not spin and the left wheel is almost as bad. The bag bows down with resting on the wheels and the bottom of the bag is wearing from being “dragged” because the wheels aren’t holding it up.
I wrote the the maker of the M-Rock bag, Michael Rockwell. He said nothing is wrong the bag that I wore it out despite my limited use in under a year. He refuses to help me writing, “I will not read your email or continue communication with you.”
Buyer beware. Great Bad. Bad Wheels and Service.