Digital BW, The Print

I have been following the various discussions about paper with interest, so please feel free to point me also at any previous posts with regard to the following:
Are there generally accepted definitions of what constitute museum/archival papers and what constitute fine art and/or photo papers?
I ask because, without wishing to seem trite, surely everybody wants the best print possible - all of the time (with perhaps the exception of proofing).
So how or why is there a distinction made between a 'good' photo paper and, for example a good fine art paper? I thought it was simply a matter of choice of finish - look and feel. Or is there more to it than that?
And when does a need arise from that for museum or archival quality paper?

-- 
  Alan Ansell
  aansell@...

----- Original message -----
From: "djon43" <djon43@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:50:48 -0000
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Which fine art papers to use?

Browse this Forum to see what papers people are discussing.. lots of
paper talk readily at your disposal.
Alternatively you might visit www.inkjetart.com to review what they
say about the many papers they sell...I've found them very accurate.
Epson Enhanced Matte is a benchmark for comparison but I prefer Moab
Kayenta in its place because it's cheaper, whiter, and stays that way
(for some of us anyway :-)
--- In [1]DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ"
<blizzie12@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Tom, I did refer to Clayton's article. The problem is there
> are so many kinds of papers on the market, so many manufacturers,
> textures, weights, etc. it's mind boggling. At this juncture, I
> don't require premium priced, gallery quality fine art paper, just a
> few suggestions that are a step or two up from Epson Enhanced Matte.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> --- In [2]DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stephen
> Petegorsky <petegorsky@> wrote:
> >
> > Clayton will have some good recommendations, and one I¹ve liked a
> lot lately
> > is Innova PhotoSmooth Cotton.
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>


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