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The enthusiast can sometimes be a little obsessive over the Dmax they are achieving. Generally the matt surfaces are around the 1.5 to 1.6 value and the gloss/lustres/barytas above 2.0. ABOVE: The loss of Dmax and its effect on a greyscale is plotted. The matt paper levels out at a little below 20% luminance value whereas the Ultra Smooth Gloss (a baryta) keeps going all the way to about 5%. This is seen as a loss of 'depth' in a print that relies on shadow detail for its impact. Note that the differences up the tone scale are almost nonexistent.

The Makers

The listing shows makers, mills or suppliers who deal with all types of papers. There are many cross-over, re-packed products, as the number of paper mills is limited. Base paper-making and coating may be carried out at different makers or locations. The market is in a continuous state of flux, with products being refined, changed, introduced or dropped almost on a monthly basis - at various times, all but a few have passed over the desk of Paper Chase. This list is not even complete, there are more that we are aware of and probably many we are not aware of!

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