This 25 pack of 17 x 22" Hahnemuhle Matte Fibre Duo 210 Inkjet Photo Paper provides a warmtone paper with a smooth matt surface with the ability to be printed on both sides. This is a useful feature for portfolios and album creation. Additionally, it a fast drying paper with a weight of 210 gsm and a thickness of 12.6 mil for a good rigidity and consistent flatness.
Also, Matt Fibre Duo 210 is acid-free with a calcium carbonate buffer to avoid fading over time.
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Either the HahnemuehlePhotoMattFibreDuo.icc is completely off for this paper or this paper is horrible. Absolutely unpredictable output, no contrast in darks, no black. Warm tones, especially towards orange, are awfully bleached. Every print looks washed as if it were left on the beach in the sun & salty water for a decade. I normally use Photo Rag, and I love it. I choose this cheap one for the dual sided possibility for a portfolio to carry around when there is a risk that it will be damaged over time. It was a waste of dye. To be honest, I don't recall any matte photo paper I've ever tried over more than 20 years being this bad. You need to do some overkill contrast and black levels manipulations to even get closer to what it should look like. This may only work for something really unimportant where you don't care about any accuracy and need to print on both sides.
I couldn't expect less from this brand. Paper is very smooth, although with a warmish tone. But you can't go wrong.