Digital BW, The Print

I don't think we've lumped papers together.

I suppose we could compare gloss, semi-gloss, luster and matte to F, E, N,
etc. surfaces.  Or, some Oriental or Ilford papers.
That would be a relatively good understandable "lumping" to those with a
photographic background.

Seth



==-----Original Message-----
==From: Steve Kale [mailto:stevekale@...] 
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==Define glossy?  Aren't we lumping all non-matte paper into 
==the same basket in this conversation?  There is significant 
==variance in finish in the RC paper (call it PK ink) basket.  
==Even a glop-coated image on Ilford Smooth Pearl (a rather 
==glossy semi-matte paper in comparison to, say, Epson Luster) 
==is not a "glossy" print in the sense that you imply below.