Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Walt - some interesting comparisons from you.  I have a few more of
these new papers too and find it quite difficult to decide between them!
Some of the surfaces are a little too intrusive for small prints but are
superb for large prints - such as Silver Rag.  Some, like Innova FibaPrint
Warmtone Gloss have a pronounced fine linear structure (across the roll) to
the surface which is very visible (and not nice up close) when printed - and
scuff and mark easily.  Innova's FibaPrint Semi-Matte is much nicer,
smoother and more like (not the same as) the the Harman and Gold Silk.
 
I have some prints on both the Harman FB Al and the Ilford Gold Fibre Silk
and like both of them a lot, particularly as they are amongst the smoothest
of the new papers.  I struggled a little at first with wondering whether the
Harman was too much like an old RC paper - then got over it.  One thing I
hadn't noticed until you referred to it is the way the image sits 'inside'
the Harman paper but sits more on top of the others.  One effect - as you
mention - is that there is less gloss differential.
 
These two papers are, for the time being, my papers of choice.
 
I have a catalogue at home which says Harman are to bring out a FB Al
Warmtone - but I've not seen anything of it yet.  This would be of real
interest to me as I do like my papers just on the warm side.
 
Steve Gledhill
www.virtuallygrey.co.uk
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