Digital BW, The Print

John,

if you already have Fotonics - you gotta try the Darkroom Gloss.
See the archivalcolor list for more.

The Darkroom Gloss is the only paper currently available that comes
the closest to a darkroom fiber paper glossy-air-dried. None of
the Ilfords do. It's in a class by itself (and beats the Oriental in that
respect).

As soon as Lyson releases  proper monochrome dyes to go
with it, that paper will rule the digital dmax universe. No bronzing and
the deepest black ever. 

Potential downside: dyes may not be as permanent
as pigments and profiles should be done for a given illuminant
to avoid metamerism. 

Also, keep in mind that prints with Lyson dyes on it are water soluble.
I mean you can almost completely wipe off the image if they get
the slightest bit wet. For permanence they should be coated after
printing.

Antonis




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Vitollo" 
<jvlist@c...> wrote:

....

> How does the New Gloss compare to Ilford's Classic Gloss? I have Fotonics 
loaded in an 
> Epson 1200.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John V.