Mark D Segal,
Thanks for your reply, of course it was not exactly what I was looking for, but I will be happy to answer your question.
Yes, I probably have read every post, article and review on printing papers in the past 5 years, concentrating more on the matte papers. Alas, I do not have a photographic memory and it seems that all the paper reviews are cobbled together in one part of my brain, quite muddled together. I do not want to waste anyone's time and was not looking for a tech paper on dozens of papers.
What I was hoping for was a single line, heads up. Like "Check out Ilford's Gold Fibre Silk, a satin type finish and a good paper." With that info, I would be happy to do searches for the paper here and on the web, to find full reviews.
Before I posted the question, I visited both Adorama and B&H' web sites to look thru the roll paper selections. I was hoping to narrow down a selection to 6 or so papers, by a process of elimination but it was confusing, with Moab having 60 selections, Canson 70, Epson 110, Hahnemuhle 80 and about 18 other brands. There were a lot of Commercial Proofing Semi-Matte papers from Epson, page upon page. It seemed like a larger project than I thought, with lots of uncertainty, this is a luster paper, but what exactly is this one. So I thought why not ask for advice. So i posted my question.
When I took a look for replies on thursday, late, I noticed a new article on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag by Mark Dubovoy and after reading it, I agreed with it completely because I actually had a sample of the paper, so I knew what the author was talking about. What is confusing about all of this is Mark Dubovoy says that the manufacturer is calling it a glossy paper, on Adorama web site it is listed as a matte paper, yet it has some gloss or shine but looks more satiny with it's rather odd texture, when holding a printed sample in your hand. So without a printed sample, it is quite difficult to figure who is correct/accurate. Yes, I know a store is a lost cause, so toss their info out and put most of your stock in Mark Dubovoy's article. But to really know you must buy the paper and try it out. All I need is the money and the time.
Fike,
Thanks for the info, the Ilford Gold Fibre Silk is a paper that fits my request, I tried it a while ago and didn't quite like it, not really sure why. I found the sample prints and they do look fairly good, it still feels plasticky and all those light scratches on the white border. I actually want people to hold my prints
Sven W
Had forgot about the bronzing problem and it could possibly effect me. Never considered the Ilford Smooth Pearl so thanks.
The image is from Coney Island and is a tritone sepia, I favor sepia images
Brian Woolf