Digital BW, The Print

scott_now_coming wrote:
> 
> W,
> 
> The Gloss HP is like a glossy RC print. Too much gloss for my taste.
> 
> The original HP Premium Plus Matte Photo paper is closer to a fiber-
> based wet print. Now, HP is calling this "Satin", it was never a 
> matte surface, but whatever one wants to call it, I prefer it.
> 
> Sometimes I like a High Gloss finish for a color photograph, but 
> never a B&W image.
> 

Interesting, just visited the HP website for here in Canada, they list 
the following:

C6590A HP premium plus photo paper matte
C6590AC HP premium plus photo paper matte
C6579A  HP premium plus photo paper glossy
C6579AC HP premium plus photo paper glossy

One thing they seem to be doing that is irritating though, the printer 
(Deskjet 842C)handles paper up to Index 110lb / 200gsm, and now they 
specify paper as so many mil thickness, so is 10 mil within the 
capabilites of the printer or not????  According to HP it's listed for 
this particular printers supplies, but according to a conversion chart I 
found online, 10 mil is Index 150lb / 250gsm.

I wonder about other papers then, like the Kodak Ultima Picture paper 
and Ilford Classic Gallerie papers (240-250gsm)  The Kodak is stated as 
compatable but it's 270gsm.  There is a 180 degree turn inside the 
printer, so I see why stiffness is an issue. I wonder though, in the 
last 2-3 years have they made photopaper less stiff for a given 
thickness.  You can bend a fairly thick paper to the same curve, 
including traditional photo paper, so the question is why the relatively 
low thickness limit?

W