Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> > ...
> > 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
>
Thanks Paul - I feel encouraged to give it a try - at the price I 
cant go far wrong - it's considerably cheaper than EEM in this neck 
of the woods. Thing is I want to use a 2200 printer with Epson OEM 
carts and do both B&W and Col interchangeably(I'm trying QTRgui 2.3.1 
for the B&W). The Premier Fine Art 270 gsm has been good for warm 
tone (creamy paper base) B&W and I believe it has very good archival 
properties too. But for col and for 'colder' B&W I prefer a white 
paper base. EEM looks great and prints well but doesnt have a 
good 'archival reputation'. I think a white paper base Always 
necessitates optical brightners but I may be wrong. So having to live 
with optical brightners, I still want the paper to be as archival as 
possible. Hence my search...so far the only other good white paper 
I've found is Entrada fine art Bright (acid & lignin free). Do you 
think Premier dual mat 210gsm is up there in archival and printing 
properties?
thank you,
Frank