Digital BW, The Print

> ...
> I have been using Premier Fine Art 270 gsm with success but sometimes I
> don't want the cream/vanilla color. I am looking for a White paper that
> is Smooth Matte and acid/lignin free. I found out about Dual Matte
> 210g...12mil C2S and it's very Inexpensive. Apparently it's made from
> wood pulp instead of cotton therefore the price reduction - does that
> make it archivally bad? 

I think it might be the best deal for cheap, acid-free paper.  It has an
excellent dmax, is very bright (lots of OBAs), and prints cool.  However,
unlike some other very cold papers, it's not totally out of the mainstream
in terms of its response to inks.  (In fact, it is the cold paper I've used
as the limit for the UT-3D inkset for some purposes.)

In short, it's a real bargain.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com