Digital BW, The Print

Chris;


The RC papers vary in archivability much more widely than the cotton 
papers; Epson semi-matte gets 200+ Wilhelm years with the recent 
pigment inks, while many others don't even make the fifty year mark. 
As for Graphica Lustre, until someone like Paul does a comparison 
fade test, it is an uknown. The only thing I know about it is that 
it doesn't yellow as rapidly as some, and that is very sketchy info 
indeed, and says nothing about the fade rate per se. All of which 
I'm sure you already realize. Given similar performance, however, it 
very much becomes a matter of personal taste and perhaps perceived 
cachet as to whether the new papers are worth the money. I 
personally am not satisfied that the appearance and feel is what I 
want, and I also have a need to keep the cost down on some 
small/medium size production prints I'm doing, so I'm willing to 
take a bit of a chance testing unknown papers-others may not.

Steven Karafyllakis


--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tzinzunzan2006" 
<tzinzunzan2006@...> wrote:
>
> I'd be interested in hearing just how much more archival -- if they
> are indeed more archival -- papers like CSR and Innova F-Type Gloss
> are than a paper like Graphica Lustre. If there is not much of a
> difference in archivality, then is the sizable difference in the 
> price of these "glam" papers warranted by a proportionate 
difference
> in print quality, surface texture, and overall feel of the paper?
> 
> Chris Hargens
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
> Karafyllakis" <stevekphoto@> wrote:
> 
> > BTW-if you get tired of mucking about with these new overpriced-
glam 
> > papers: What I've gone to now is the Oriental Graphica Lustre. 
Nice 
> > surface, though not as nice as the Sihl Iridium, but clean 
glowing 
> > highlights and a d-max of 2.35-2.4. For this particular paper it 
> > doesn't seem to matter if its Epson or MIS ink; A greyscale done 
on 
> > Clayton's R2400 gave me virtually identical dmax as one done on 
my 
> > R1800 with MIS inks. Now if I could just find a mat board to 
match 
> > the whiter base....
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Steve Karafyllakis
>