Digital BW, The Print

I hope this hasn't been addressed recently, but other than the "feel" 
of weight, has anyone noticed any difference in the print quality 
between 188 and 308gsm?  I wouldn't expect there to be any 
differences......but we know about assumptions.....

>> I hope this hasn't been addressed recently, but other than the "feel"
of weight, has anyone noticed any difference in the print quality
between 188 and 308gsm? >>


ABSOLUTELY! I'll spare all the tedious details, but there are definite
differences between the two. I exclusively use 308 now.

Michael
www.mgordonphotography.com

Hey...I'll take the tedious details...or at least -- why did you 
choose one over the other?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael E. 
Gordon" <michael_gordon@c...> wrote:
> >> I hope this hasn't been addressed recently, but other than 
the "feel"
> of weight, has anyone noticed any difference in the print quality
> between 188 and 308gsm? >>
> 
> 
> ABSOLUTELY! I'll spare all the tedious details, but there are 
definite

> differences between the two. I exclusively use 308 now.
> 
> Michael
> www.mgordonphotography.com

>> Hey...I'll take the tedious details...or at least -- why did you
choose one over the other?


the short story: I used to proof on 308 in 8.5x11 sheets and make bigger
prints on the 188 (since I sell nearly everything framed). I could not
consistently get the 308 and 188 to print the same, usually with the 188
showing a marked decrease in contrast and with overall lighter shadows. Jim
Doyle of Shades of Paper (I highly recommend him) addressed this with
Hahnemuhle and they took back some of my paper without questions. They
pretty much acknowledge these differences.

I no longer use 188gsm :)

Best Regards,
Michael Gordon
www.mgordonphotography.com