Digital BW, The Print

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>>- Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl for portfolio
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>The Smooth series are fastdrying and more used on the 2200, 
>I think the 1280 can use Classic series also.


For the UT or other pigments, don't use the Classic series.  


Related to glossy paper, the PremierArt Print Shield does a better job of
hiding the bronzing than Lascaux.  The Lascaux is better on matte paper,
where it doesn't reduce the dmax significantly, which PremierArt might do.

You probably could also get away with less hardware.  For example, I
recently used a Spyder2PRO for profiling my monitor.  I'm sure it's great
for color, but for B&W, the Adobe Gamma routine is just fine.

Good luck with your B&W.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com