Digital BW, The Print

Sounds like the same problem as EEM's, resulting from rapid loss of
whiteners, rather than environmental factors. Inkjet papers aren't as
extremely hydroscopic (inclined to absorb) as newsprint, book paper,
watercolor paper etc so aren't as vulnurable to environmental factors
as other papers. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard
Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have been using Hawk Mountain Sparrowhawk for the last couple of
months and have found it a good weight and gives good results (with
the exception of large black areas which have a slight problem like
EEM does with holding the black ink - this is rarely a problem however).
> 
> Having just printed a portrait job with this paper, with good
results, I've just picked up a piece of the paper that was on my desk
for at least two or three weeks and saw slight discolouration around
the edges.
> 
> This is a worry - I had thought that, seeing it's acid and
lignin-free, it would be very stable.
> 
> I've ordered some rolls of PremierArt Premium Matte but had stuck
with the Sparrowhawk for A4 rather than PremierArt Letter size,
because I prefer that aspect ratio, which fits a 35mm frame perfectly.
> 
> Maybe I'll just have to compromise and start using the PremierArt at
Letter size. Not big enough for a 6mb D70 image though.
> 
> Has anyone else had similar experiences?
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
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