Digital BW, The Print

Roderick,

Check out the numerous posts re Crane Silver Rag.  As far as emulating the
look of air-dried fiber paper it is not bad at all.  I thought it looked a
little like Ilford MG fiber.  It definitely does not resemble that RC stuff.
I think it is supposed to be available this month sometime. 

Ken 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Roderick Vesper
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:49 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Suggestions for Paper for 2400 to mimic 
> Glossy Fiber Paper
> 
> So, I've just made the conversion to a Digital Darkroom and 
> love what I am able to get out of my R2400.  I have made 
> prints of some of my medium format images that I have 
> traditional versions of hanging on my walls and the 
> similarities are staggering.  There are even some things I 
> like better about the digital print.  
> 
> I'm currently printing on Premium Lustre, and was wondering 
> if there is a paper that more closely resembles the "look" of 
> a glossy fiber paper.  In the darkroom I would use Illford Multigrade.
> 
> I think it's just psychological but the digital prints on 
> premium lustre look a little too much like RC prints, which I 
> equate with non-archival, proof prints, etc.  And I'm afraid 
> that if I try to show B&W work on it, it will have the same 
> psychological effect on any photographers who view my work as 
> well (well, traditionalists at least.)