Digital BW, The Print

Antonis wrote:

>...and the [Ilford} Classics are not for pigment inks -
>so that's the problem with the whole RC / darkroom-looking print.
>These so called "real photographic" papers may look great
>but do they match the longevity of either the rag papers
>for inkjet or the silver papers for darkroom ( fiber, not
>RC, I suppose should be the archival standard) ?
>Looks like we are not "there" yet.....

I think I agree that we may not be there yet.  I expect to see a lot of
paper action in the next few years.  I think we'll benefit from the large
demand for good, pigment-compatible RC papers that will result from the
UltraChrome inkset's apparent success.

With respect to the Ilford Smooth papers (the non-classic, I believe), I've
noticed substantial dark storage dmax loss -- from 2.16 to 1.9 in a matter
of weeks.  I've never seen this with any other paper.  I was using the MIS
Photo Black for these tests.

Aside from this, the look and feel -- not to mention cost -- of the Ilford
paper is very nice.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com