Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ed 
Mathews" <ed@l...> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Hahn [mailto:markhahn2000@y...] 
 prints had turned yellow!  also, a number of 
> > prints that had been stacked up for a few weeks all had gone 
yellow!
> 
> I've heard this so many times about EAM.  I've never used it, 
mainly
> because Heavy Weight Matte is cheaper and I keep hearing 
that HWM is
> actually rated higher for it's archival qualities.  People have 
sent me
> prints made on EAM and I see nothing special about the look 
or feel of
> the paper.  What is it that people love so much about it?

The yellowing of Epson Archival Matte paper is what had caused 
Epson to rename the product as "Enhanced Matte". The 
discoloration was presumably (and ironically) caused by the 
paper's optical brighteners, which I assume is still present in the 
Enhanced Matte (EEM). The Heavyweight Matte is probably just 
as good for fade-resistance but without the yellowing problem. It 
is not quite as bright nor as heavy as Enhanced Matte, but  prints 
very similarly, and as you say--is cheaper.
Phil