Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul, you're right about the semigloss not having brighteners-
 I must have mixed it up with semimatte.

>  I did not do any relative fade tests for the different Epson 
>Premium Glossy, Semigloss, Luster, and Semimatte papers as far as I 
>can remember.  My comment probably related to the fact that they 
>were among the few glossy papers at the time of that I worked with 
>that printer that had buffered  paper, as opposed to acidic paper 
>that can be expected to yellow in 30 years.
 
> Wilhelm's tests typically give Premium Glossy excellent ratings.  
> I just don't like the glossy surface or bronzing.  I don't believe 
>I listed this or the UPGPP as not having brighteners.  

Oddly, if you look at the Wilhelm pages for the Claria printers 
these two papers are listed as not having brighteners.
See the Epson R380:
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/epson/WIR_EpR380_2006_11_29.pdf

For the R800 he compares Premium Glossy to Premium Luster and the 
Premium Glossy has a lot more life under glass.  I don't like that 
paper either.
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/epson/WIR_EpR380_2006_11_29.pdf

Is the testing reliable I wonder?
 
> I do not have any fade data on the newer glossy papers like Crane 
> Silver Rag.  However, they do have good, buffered paper bases.  I 
> expect them to be very good.  

I wonder how the Fibaprint will look when the UV brighteners fade- 
pleasantly creamy like Silver Rag or yellow?

Has anyone tried any fade testing?  I'll try to do something myself 
but was hoping somebody was already doing this.