Digital BW, The Print

Perhaps because the ink permeates deeper into the paper, the matte
papers have what some call a "depth" that glossy lacks. For me, that
is the only benefit, and it only helps with certain images. I think
with the recent research on gloss optimizers we will see more glossy
options in the near future. 

-Pieris
digital darkroom blog: http://www.pmb.net/darkroom


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "justme5571"
<justmeok55@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I realise that choice of papers to print on is a subjective and 
> personal preferance....but,it seems that most "fine art" and black 
> and white printers prefer matte surfaces.There are drawbacks to
this 
> paper choice(less dmax,less detail(in general)....so....i'm 
> wondering,what are the pluses to matte "fine art" papers?
> 
> thanks for your opinions(they may help me make my choices)
> 
> andy graham