Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Shilesh.  I've heard a lot of people print with the 
Somerset Velvet, but I haven't had any particularly good results 
with that paper.  The EAM prints great, but I'm a bit concerned 
with the acid content of the paper and the fact that people are 
noticing a change from the bright white to a more yellow tone.  I 
also really like the Photo Rag papers, but they are so expensive 
that I'd really like a cheaper option.  Which papers do you like for 
good detail, smooth tones, deep blacks and for it's archival 
properties?  

Andy




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Shilesh Jani" <
shilesh.jani@s...> wrote:
> Andy,
> 
> It was my post you probably saw. Just to clarify, I use EAM and 
a 
> number of art papers with the FS-N on a 1280. Each paper 
requires a 
> bit of tweaking, which I do as an curve layer for each paper. My 
> attempt with Somerset Velvet (Enhanced) were not very good. I 
did not 
> work very hard to optimize. But I noticed really washed out 
tones, so 
> I stopped there.  It is interesting that Somerset paper does not 
get 
> discussed very much in this forum.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Shilesh
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "akivisuals" 
> <akivisuals@y...> wrote:
> > I read on a post that MIS FS-N doesn't do well on Somerset 
> > Velvet.  Does that go for the Somerset Photo Enhanced as 
well?  
> > I have printed a bit on the Somerset and it looked a bit 
blotchy in 
> > sections.  Is that what the person was referring to?  I like that 
I 
> > don't see any corduroy banding on the Somerset as I do on 
EAM, 
> > but I do really like the detail, bright white and smooth tones of 
> the 
> > EAM.  Are there any other good options to try out?  Thanks!
> > 
> > Andy