Digital BW, The Print

I get beautiful prints on Photo matte, and have no problems at all with
it. Can't say anything negative about it.  It is pH neutral, 100% Alpha
Cellulose, and Archival. Says so right in their literature. It's nearly
twice the cost of Epson Archival Matte.  

atlex.com has Archival matte for 11.95 per 50. Where is the least
expensive place to get Photo Matte?

Jerry



> So far this looks to be only about 15% more expensive than EAM, and
> I'm having lots fewer problems with it. (So 15% more expensive, but
> more than 15% better)
> 
> I wouldn't use either this paper or EAM for portfolio prints or prints
> for sale, but for proofing, for prints I bring to critique groups, for
> improving my technique, it's a good bet I think.
> 
> For "real" prints I prefer Somerset Photo Enhanced right now, but I'm
> planning to try Museo as well, I understand that it has a smoother
> surface, which would come in handy from time to time.
> 
> Rag papers are simply prohibitively expensive for day-to-day printing,
> at least on my budget. I'm using them only for my most important
> prints right now. As my business grows and I can afford more expensive
> materials, I'll probably shift over more printing to better papers.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison
> <rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> > Why would you want to use a paper with the problems of EAM that is
> much more
> > expensive?  Is it at least 100% rag?  Acid free?  It obviously has
> > brighteners in it.  It apparently is also too thin if it is like EAM....
> > Yes, its cheaper than real archival papers...but...
> >
> > Hmmmm?
> >
> > Robert
> 
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