Digital BW, The Print

on 8/14/01 3:10 PM, Jerry Olson wrote:

>> Todd,
> 
>> I LOVE the whiteness of Legion Photo Matte paper, which is the whitest paper
>> I have ever seen. It is whiter than even Aspen! Pure absolute white, with
>> blacks better than any other of the 10 papers I have tried this image on
>> except Royal Riviera, which also has these same deep rich blacks.
> 
> This is the holy grail of photo papers, if it turns out to be archival as the
> others. It is about twice as thick as Aspen, thicker than Epson Archival, 2 or
> 3 shades whiter than epson Archival, and makes a gorgeous print for those who
> like a really white paper. It is beautiful! Tis a shame you don't like the
> brilliant white, which of course goes even farther in making the blacks look
> deeper! If it makes it through 2 months in a sunny window with MIS variable
> tone inks, It will be my main paper, and Royal Riviera will be the other one.
> Those two will do it for me.
> 
> Jerry

Alright Jerry, you sold me. If I'll be picking up a pack to try. So long as
the "whites" aren't lavender I'll probably be okay with it. The Holy Grail
for under $40 is worth a look.  ;-)

Thanks,
Todd

PS, You sure about the blacks, I remember seeing someone on the Piezo list
saying they looked like Somerset Enhanced, but they did seem less than
certain of that.