Digital BW, The Print

I'm new to this list, and had no luck searching the archives, so apologies in advance if this has been covered
to death:

We are considering the purchase of the Epson 7500 printer (we currently have the 2000P), but are worried about

paper availability.

'Epson Archival Matte' paper is not available in anything larger then Super A3, but according to the Epson
person I spoke with today, the 'Epson Double Weight Matte' paper (item # S041385) is exactly the same as the
Epson Archival Matte.  Does anyone know if this is true?

We will be producing 'art' prints that will be selling for a minimum of $750, and some up to $1,500 per print,

and want to be sure that the prints are stable.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC

Harvey,

check out
www.galleryprint.com
We offer virtually all the legion papers (several hundred) but list 
the best digital papers on our site. We atelier thousands of prints a 
year and have narrowed the field to several great papers.
I recommend Somerset "enhanced or concord rag. The Legion photo matte 
is also a fine paper but not as rich"as concord or somerset. For your 
resale I would think the richness of texture and grade would be 
important. They are available in rolls of 24" and larger as well as 
sheets. We use them in our 7000 hextone machine as well as our larger 
printers.
Best wishes,
Carl
www.galleryprint.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography 
<skid@b...> wrote:
> We will be producing 'art' prints that will be selling for a 
minimum of $750, and some up to $1,500 per print, 
> and want to be sure that the prints are stable.


That, "stable" question, sir, is the sixty-four-thousand dollar 
question. There is no short answer for this. I would say, honestly, 
that NO ONE knows for sure, not even Wilhelm. Inkjet printing is 
still in its infancy and even though tests are being done, "stable" 
is just too tough a word to guarantee. Ten years, fifty years, a 
hundred years; and how will they be stored/displayed once 
they're purchased from you?

Welcome to the jungle.

-Mark Tucker