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Thanks Dan.

Now running through some of the new 20metre rolls of Edition Etch - sounds like more of the papers will be coming out in the longer length

Congrats Richard!

We are approved!

Looking forward to some of the seminars.

Panasonic has a new 20mm F2.5 pancake lens for the LUMIX S system, plus firmware updates for five camera bodies. The lens weighs just 142g, a useful detail for anyone trying to keep their kit light.
https://luminous-landscape.com/panasonic-serves-up-a-pancake-and-some-eggscellent-firmware/

I wasn't aware of that one Dan - looks not far different from the Epson Kozo Thin, which I reserve my last few rolls for only a couple of clients.

Hi Rob, I spent 20+ years in Clydebank and seldom found a problem walking in the local hills. It could, of course, just me thinking back 50 years and only remembering the good times but I used to hike in the Kilpatrick, Campsie, Fintry and Ochil hills without hindrance as well as tackling many of the easier mountains within a 2 hr drive of Glasgow. I have recently hiked in the Fintry and Ochil hills without meeting any obstacles but have noticed that many car parks now charge where they used to be free although a National Trust membership helps. Ken

Your Scotland differs enormously from the one where I once lived.

Based in Glasgow, it was my lot to try to find country locations where I could drive, bring along a model and some clothes, and try to create a few photographs that would satisfy my clients and keep them coming back.

It was a massive challenge. Responsible parking that didn’t abuse passing spaces was invariably impossible; rights-of-way, as here in Spain, were often closed off with the threat of dogs and implied death by shotgun! It might have been different up in the distant north where neither I nor civilisation had quite reached, but the Central Belt was one helluva challenge. In the end, I mostly had to make do with my local Rouken Glen Park, or chat nicely with the city fathers and pray for access to the grounds of some stately home.

I personally don't know of one but does anyone make a thin Japanese paper with a backer similar to what is on the back of Phototex to stiffen it up?

Here is what I was trying to find, not sure if it would work or not.
If you want an Awagami paper with a removable backing to get an ultra-thin final sheet, you need Awagami Kozo Double-Layered (96gsm total weight, where the top printable kozo sheet peels off a release/backing layer).

Hey folks!

Has anyone else had supremely bad luck trying to print on the Awagami Kuzo 42gsm ( a thin Japanese paper) using the Epson p20570?  I have tried, upon the advice of both the manufacturer and Epson to turn off the skew reduction, and reduce the suction, and increase the tension.  Every time, the print turns the paper into an accordion after printing a few feet.

See pics below. 

I'm stumped!

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"No Dogs Allowed"

Bending the rule for a pretty girl and an evil pooch.

Such are the rules of life; learn 'em young and you should be okay. Especially if you are a pretty girl.

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