Digital BW, The Print

djon43 wrote:
> HP makes a point about marketing hype that neglects lignin factor, and
> here's Breathingcolor.com on hype that pushes cotton Vs
> alpha-cellulose. Should especially concern people who use Wilhelm lore
> to market their prints: 
>   
I'm not picking on anyone here, least of all djon43. Let that be said.

But I have to ask the group members who are harping on alpha cellulose 
some questions: are you the same people who have been begging for inkjet 
papers that replicate that air-dried F surface darkroom paper look? And 
have you been begging for it to be less expensive? And are you aware 
that all the excellent darkroom papers of the 20th century were alpha 
cellulose?

Those old Adams, Weston, et al prints that everyone loves so much on 
Kodak, Ilford, Agfa, etc. papers are alpha cellulose, not cotton rag. 
They seem to be holding up rather well. And they certainly seem to be 
holding their value.

I for one would love to see more alpha cellulose papers on the market.
--
Bruce Watson