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Re: [Digital BW] Hahnemuhle Bamboo?

2008-05-09 by STEVE DEER

Hahnemuhle used to produce a beautiful paper called
'japan fibre' it was luminous white, fibrous and
partially transparent... a stunning paper, a pity they
discontinued it.

> 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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