All, I just wrote an email to another photographer with some more details on this paper that I thought I'd share. His question was about 250-sheet packs of Harman by Hahnemule, which I haven't seen. To anyone from the company on the forum - please make two things:
1) Larger packs of paper
2) 17X25 cut sheets so we can print 16X24!
For me, I haven't seen the new Harman paper sold in anything but 30 cut-sheet packs. I have found a comprimise though: Harman makes a paper called CrystalJet which is much glossier and much lighter weight than the Baryta - I'd compare the paper thickness to Epson Lustre, though the surface is glossy - that I use for proofing of the Baryta. The color, black depth and sharpness of the Crystal Jet is extremely close to the Baryta so it works really well as a proof. Also, it's much cheaper and you can buy it in 250 sheet packs.
Here's where I buy my CJ:
http://www.shadesofpaper.com/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=424Here's where I buy my Harman by Hahnemule Baryta:
http://www.shadesofpaper.com/product_info.php?cPath=81&products_id=604As I mentioned about printing profiles for the new HbH, I have decided to use the old Harman profile. The profile I downloaded from HbH blocks up in the deep shadows and also introduces a cyan tint to the deep shadow. The visual effect is that for some images without lots of deep shadow, the image looks somewhat contrastier. However, for images with lots of deep shadow, the image looks flatter.
Here's how I tested: I took two images, one color with most of the image in the midtones and one B&W image with lots of shadow detail and printed two copies, one with the old Harman FB AI profile and one with the HbH profile. It was instantly clear to me that I prefer the look of the old FB AI profile. I'd invest a few sheets of paper in that test and see what you prefer. Also, for color, I found the profiles almost identical to my eye (with the exception of that slight cyan tint in the shadows I mentioned).
-Steve