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Re: [Digital BW] Hahnemuhle Bamboo?

2008-05-09 by Joost Horsten

I have been considering some experiments on this as well. Now I hear 
about the warm tone, I'm not sure. But the other comments are 
encouraging.

> Bamboo is supposed to be ecologically superior because it regrows 
very 
> quickly, and is thus more renewable.  There was a discussion about 
this 
> somewhere a few months ago when the paper came out. 

As I understood it, this is indeed supposed to be a major feature of 
the paper.

> As with most 
> things, I think there's another view as well.

What would that be then?

> 
> I don't remember about the prices . . .  but Shades is having a 
sale on 
> the bamboo.

I checked some time ago and I can't recall the exact prices but as I 
remember it it was not hugely different from Photo Rag. 

Joost

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