Digital BW, The Print

Jerry,

Steadman is right.  The thickness is measured with a caliper and given in 
mils. It may or may not correlate with the gsm of a paper.

LPM (230) is listed as 10.5 mil

As a reference,  Concorde Rag (181 gsm) is listed as 11.5 mil
and Sommerset Photo Enhanced Textured (225 gsm) is 16mil.

You can find more in the Excel sheet I just uploaded.


Antonis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
<steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
> Jerry, et al,
> 
> I just opened my three boxes of Legion Photo Matte 230gsm (LPM) and 
examined the paper.  It seems fine to me.  Paper came from Media Street. 
> 
> Remember that the 230gsm is not a measure of thickness per se.  It is the 
basis weight for a known size and and quantity of paper.  In other words, a 
paper may be both "thin" and heavy at the same time.  This paper appears to 
have a nice thick coating on the front, so I expect that explains it. 

.....


>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Jerry Olson 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 2:44 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] "silver" prints from digital systems?
> 
> 
>   To the group.
> 
>   I have just received my first pack of the Legion Photo Matte Paper from 
Digital Arts., and also 3 from media street.
> 
>   This paper is NOT as thick as the samples they sent out in their sampler 
(legion paper co.). The actual boxes of paper are about the same thickness as 
Epson's Archival Matte.
> 
>   This is very disappointing, in fact it might be illegal labeling. I can easily 
pick out the heavier sampler paper with my eyes closed. The difference is not 
huge, but it is obvious. On the label on back of the sampler it says 230 gsms.
> 
>   On the boxes of legion paper, it also says 230 gsms. but it isn't quite as 
thick as the sampler.
> 
>   If anyone else got the sampler pack first, and then the actual paper, can 
you confirm, please?
> 
> 
>   Jerry