Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the lengthy response...

Another question: 

Have you compared Light Impressions Polyester to their
Polyethylene?..particularly any visual difference? 

I have not made the comparison, have been using polyester simply
because I find the Foldloc polyester sleeves safer for film (less risk
 sliding film in and out of sleeve) and because I found some other
brand of polyethylene worse than Savage glassine for film over a 20
year period...maybe polyethylene has changed...Light Impressions
evidently trusts it.

I like the stiffness and feel of polyester, as well..weird to compare
the tactile qualities of plastic!

> 
> I also keep display binders of 14x17 inch prints in Light Impressions
> polyethylene pages... they are very clear.
> Your point is well taken... under these pages there is much less
> difference to be seen between paper surfaces. However, there is some.
>    Luster surfaces still looks different than smooth gloss.  A matte
> print may look noticeably different than a glossy print not because of
> the surface gloss but because of the tonal range (Dmax, Dmin).