Digital BW, The Print

I've only seen beta samples of Silver Rag - hopefully we'll be getting
some more next week. The Innova paper is smoother and has less of a
fibrous texture than the beta SR. None of them are indistinguishable
from air dried fibre glossy. Close, but not indistinguishable. By and
large, the silver gelatin papers I'm familiar with are smoother than
these inkjet papers, and there is that subtle difference caused by the
image sitting in the gelatin rather than on the surface. There is one
noticeable difference - D-max and density range. The inkjet papers do
have a greater density range than air dried silver gelatin prints, but
it takes good illumination to see detail in density of 2.3 to 2.5. 

Personally, I'm not too bothered about an exact match - I'm more
interested in a glossy or near glossy paper that is an alternative to
the RC look. That's not because I dislike the RC look, I'd just like
some choice.

Best,
Helen

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bobbysandstrom"
<bobbysandstrom@...> wrote:
>
> Helen, how do these papers compare to Silver Rag? Are they
indistinguishable from 
> traditional darkroom air dried fiber glossy?
> 
> Thanks
>