Digital BW, The Print

I'm looking for a recommendation for a high quality smooth white matte 
paper (in sheets not rolls). It must be white and not a warm or natural 
white. It should be smooth and not have a texture. And be matte without 
any sheen. I'd also like it to have a good archival rating (although I 
accept that to be bright white it will contain some optical 
brightners). 

I use Premier Matte (dual sided) 210gsm on my 2200 with Ultrachrome 
inkset as an inexpensive paper for testing and get good results with 
that. Their Fine Art paper 270gsm is too warm (similar to Epson 
UltraSmooth fine art).

thanks,
Frank

frank
all premier art hot press papers are available in a
bright white version, i haven't seen them, but maybe
worth a loook.
john e

Condor BriteWhite, 300 GSM, 100% cotton, matte coated both sides. Several
sheet sizes available.
http://www.hawkmtpaper.com/condor.htm
Diana York ~ Hawk Mountain Papers
Professional Inkjet Photo & Fine Art Papers
toll free 866-409-4598
http://www.hawkmtpaper.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> frankg_photo
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:15 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Smooth white matte paper wanted
>
>
> I'm looking for a recommendation for a high quality smooth white matte
> paper (in sheets not rolls). It must be white and not a warm or natural
> white. It should be smooth and not have a texture. And be matte without
> any sheen. I'd also like it to have a good archival rating (although I
> accept that to be bright white it will contain some optical
> brightners).
>
> I use Premier Matte (dual sided) 210gsm on my 2200 with Ultrachrome
> inkset as an inexpensive paper for testing and get good results with
> that. Their Fine Art paper 270gsm is too warm (similar to Epson
> UltraSmooth fine art).
>
> thanks,
> Frank

Condor BW has become my standard final print paper. It's got that
right look for my style of work and the price is right. Plus the Hawk
Mtn customer service is First Class. They are just pleasant people to
deal with. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Diana York~Hawk
Mtn Papers" <diana@...> wrote:
>
> Condor BriteWhite, 300 GSM, 100% cotton, matte coated both sides.
Several
> sheet sizes available.
> http://www.hawkmtpaper.com/condor.htm
> Diana York ~ Hawk Mountain Papers
> Professional Inkjet Photo & Fine Art Papers
> toll free 866-409-4598
> http://www.hawkmtpaper.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> > frankg_photo
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:15 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Smooth white matte paper wanted
> >
> >
> > I'm looking for a recommendation for a high quality smooth white matte
> > paper (in sheets not rolls). It must be white and not a warm or
natural
> > white. It should be smooth and not have a texture. And be matte
without

> > any sheen. I'd also like it to have a good archival rating (although I
> > accept that to be bright white it will contain some optical
> > brightners).
> >
> > I use Premier Matte (dual sided) 210gsm on my 2200 with Ultrachrome
> > inkset as an inexpensive paper for testing and get good results with
> > that. Their Fine Art paper 270gsm is too warm (similar to Epson
> > UltraSmooth fine art).
> >
> > thanks,
> > Frank
>

Proof Line offers a great matte paper in several weights from 24lb to 
62lb and a double-sided version that I use for proofing. It's bright 
white, gives excellent results and is inexpensive. For final prints, 
I would recommend the Proof Line Digital Art 280 or the Innova 280. 
Let me know if you have any questions.

Mike Pach
AdventureCam Photo
www.adventurecamphoto.com


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo" 
<frankgross@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a recommendation for a high quality smooth white 
matte 
> paper (in sheets not rolls). It must be white and not a warm or 
natural 
> white. It should be smooth and not have a texture. And be matte 
without 
> any sheen. I'd also like it to have a good archival rating 
(although I 
> accept that to be bright white it will contain some optical 
> brightners). 
> 
> I use Premier Matte (dual sided) 210gsm on my 2200 with Ultrachrome 
> inkset as an inexpensive paper for testing and get good results 
with 

> that. Their Fine Art paper 270gsm is too warm (similar to Epson 
> UltraSmooth fine art).
> 
> thanks,
> Frank
>