Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Jones"
<peanutdogs@...> wrote:
> 
> EPSG has no optical brighteners and has a smoother surface (not as 
> stipply or star like when seen with glancing light). EPL has optical 
> brighteners and has a grittier surface. I prefer the EPSG because the 
> surface is less obtrusive and there are no optical brighteners to 
> fade. It is my favorite paper and I use it for both color and B&W. 

Actually Premium Semigloss and Premium Luster have nearly identical
OBA levels. Have a look at both of them under a black light (I have
before, and just did again before posting this). PGPP has more OBA,
and "Ultra" glossy has so much that it looks like a running LCD
display compared to the others.

But I agree with you on the obtrusiveness of the surfaces: I prefer
the semigloss surface to the luster too.