Digital BW, The Print

Hello Phil,

Thanks for your reply. It is greatly appreciated as I was about to look at the F type paper for testing even though it would have meant extra time and expenses.

Matte paper is my preferred choice but the call of the sirens (F-type papers) were kind of hard to resist. But now, that's an issue I'll gladly put aside.

Cheers,
Andre


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "KentB" <philip@...> wrote:
> While I have spent considerable time testing and printing the Ftype papers, I keep coming back to matte papers...they just have that breathing quality..despite the lower dmax.  At the end of the day, the F type papers have a plastic sort of quality that is so mechanical looking...it is off putting to my eye.
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> If sharpness, brilliance and high dmax is the goal, the f types all succeed. If the goal is an lovely object, a print with depth and luminosity....I have a very subjective notion that the best matte papers are more beautiful. The matte papers also look great matted with overmatts....there is no obvious difference in the paper base color.  
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> Phil