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Re: optical brighteners...LegionMatte

2001-09-04 by Mark Tucker

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., daviddstock@e... wrote:
> Hi, Tyler, and all. Yes, I just bought a 7000, and am joining the 
> arduous search for paper-ink combos for grayscale printing. 
> One small piece of information: I just got off the phone with a 
> Legion Paper rep.

Can anyone confirm that Legion Matte actually HAS optical 
brighteners in it? After reading this thread, I cancelled an order 
from MediaStreet for LegionMatte, for fear of fading due to the 
brighteners. Cannot find any info about it on Legion's site:

http://www.legionpaper.com/digital/media.htm

Are we in agreement that optical brighteners are bad news as a 
general rule? I do not know for sure.  -Mark Tucker

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