Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Ilford could well be the source of some Epson paper.

Not too much Epson paper I hope.  I have become a little disillusioned
with Ilford.  

I have been printing on Ilford Smooth Heavyweight Matte paper, and
have come to realise just how poor quality it is compared to EEM
(Still called archival matte over here).  Ilford SHM is cheaper,
brighter, and double sided if you want that sort or thing, but the
surface seems too smooth, and areas of dark tonality get blotchy.  It
doesn't give good tonal transitions.

The Ilford Smooth Pearl needs a better colour profile that the one
that Ilford supplies, which results in a green tinge. (Yes, I know
that this is a B&W group.)

So at this stage I wouldn't like to see Ilford supplying too much
paper to Epson.

F_P