Digital BW, The Print

Hello Paul,

>Some un-brightened papers are nearly as white as the brightened 
>papers...

>...if the lighting is incandescent interior lighting, the 
>differences among the papers is not that great.  

>While all OBAs are dyes that will ultimately fade, as others have 
>also noted, some are better than others.  

>For example, the Premier Art Smooth BW...I'm told, meets the 
>standards that were established for silver prints.  

>I'd rather use non-brightened paper, but...I was simply not able to 
>find a non-brightened paper that I liked as well...So, I've 
>compromised, but doing so with a paper that seems to have some of 
>the better OBAs in it.

>How quickly we forget the horrible reputation inkjet printing...got 
>from the use of dyes instead of pigments.  I think, in particular, 
>Wilhelm's testing and excellent reputation has done a tremendous 
>amount to move the industry to more stable materials and have
>our inkjet photos accepted as a serious medium.
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Thanks, Paul.  You make some important points that too often get lost
 over time.  The OBA issue is not black and white (sorry, couldn't
resist <g>).  People come and go in the forum over time, and always
newcomers arrive, so sometimes things have to be restated.  Thanks
again for your contributions, we have all benefited enormously.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm