Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
I've been using it for the last few years but not exclusively. It's very good paper esp their more expensive
papers like Palo Duro SoftGloss Ragg and better than Canon or Ilford papers. But it is not in the same class as Hahnemuhle or Canson papers. It is less expensive than those papers though.
Been using their stuff for many years. I purchase it by the rolls to print poster size.
I have been using their card stock in three different types of paper and like each of them.
Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
Most definitely we have heard of RR paper, it is excellent. However, it is not the only one that is identical in color and quality that I have seen. One of our photo club members, who has since passed away, conducted extensive tests on many different papers (brands, weights, surfaces, etc.) under critical "real world" conditions. He had an Epson Stylus Pro 4800 printer and made prints using profiles from each paper manufacturer's proprietary profile and his own calibrated profile.
What he was able to show was that the print surface, feel, and look all had a discernable difference, none had a discernable COLOR difference. He brought in a dozen test prints, all different papers, he printed on his printer for us to evaluate. Nobody could see a difference in the color, but everyone had a favorite paper at the end. He had each print labeled with the brand and type on the back and asked each person to identify the paper, and everyone was really surprised. Yes, I was also surprised.
I selected two prints that were identical in look weight feel and color, and told him I thought those 2 were the same. One was my personal favorite, Epson Premium Photo Luster Paper, and the other was Red River Luster. I have to say that ALL of the prints were the same color, but each would have a different purpose depending on the choice of subject matter and purpose for each intended print.
To me, the proof is in the prints. Comparing them created and processed under same set of standards the color is identical.
compilot wrote:
I have been printing pictures since 1957, Red River Paper is the BEST I have used. I particularly like the Metallic, and satin. They process orders quickly and customer service is great. One cavaet: They have printer drivers for their products. You download and install on your computer and activate the appropriate one based on the paper you are using. I found that process confusing at first but once you get the hang of it, it is easy to use.
What printer are you using? Pondering the purchase of a Canon 300 or ( less expensive ip8720 )
It's good to so many folks agree on a good product.
I've been a customer of RRP for many years. Before I retired my office was fairly close to their warehouse and I would stop in on my lunch hour and always walked out with more closeout paper than I really needed. Since retirement I've moved across the country and will now only have access to their mail order desk.
Their paper and customer service is always first class.
Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
Satisfied. Which from me is medium high praise. Good products, reasonable prices, never failed with delivery.
Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
Used RR paper for a long time, it never disappoints. Good paper, good price! Harry
Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
I think Red River products are a great value. I use their Polar Matte and Ultrapro Satin papers and really like the results.
Great paper and excellent service. But a bit pricey.👍
Douglas Tharp wrote:
How you heard of Red River Paper? What do you think of there products?
Used it for years. Great stuff! Harry
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Loc: Hellertown PA
iz47 wrote:
Great paper and excellent service. But a bit pricey.👍
You get what you par for. Red River Paper is as-good-as -or- better-than some far pricier paper. Wouldn't use anything else. I purchased a sample pack, and printed the same picture on each type of paper, leaving me with a great reference as I make a paper selection for a special image. I love the consistency and the outstanding customer service. Best of luck.
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