Digital BW, The Print

Can anyone shed some light on WHY are inkjet papers more expensive than
silver based papers, especially now,
when all the Research and development must be paid off?

Jer












Stephen Kobrin wrote:
> 
> I received a sampler pack of Perma Jet papers from MIS and tried a
> print on Portrait Classic.  According to the MIS website the Permajet
> papers have a Hahnem\ufffdhle base with a Perma Jet coating.  I use MIS VM
> inks with the Roark curves on my 1200.  The Portrait Classic printed
> well without adjustment -- at least to my eyes -- and appears to have
> the luminance of Hahnem\ufffdhle Rag, but seems a bit smoother.  The
> downside is the cost -- MIS sells it for $50 for 25 sheets which is
> much more expensive than Hahnem\ufffdhle Rag.  It is a thicker paper and I
> liked the result, but unless someone knows something about the
> coating that I do not, it does not seem to be worth the extra expense
> vis Rag, much less EAM.
> 
> Steve
> 
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