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Hahnemühle Fine Art Inkjet Photo Album Review

Tuesday 11th August 2009

Barney Britton

Hahnemühle Fine Art Inkjet Photo Album £29.31
Dimensions: A4 (printable area)
Paper Weight: 256gsm
Software: Not included, available from Fotospeed on request (windows only)

Hahnemühle is a well-established maker of photographic paper, and offers a range of high-quality inkjet papers for the enthusiast photographer. This album comes with 20 sheets of its excellent Natural Art Duo paper and 22 translucent interleaves to protect the printed surface of the pages. Each page is slightly longer than A4 to accommodate the binding area, which is perforated with two holes for the included screw-in bolts.

When the album is put together, these bolts are concealed underneath a black cardboard flap. Two covers are available – hard cardboard or a leather-effect – and both are well constructed. Putting the finished album takes just moments, and the metal bolts ensure that everything is firmly held in place. ICC profiles can be downloaded from the Hahnemühle website, and Fotospeed can also create a custom profile, free of charge, for its customers.

No software is currently included with this photobook, but page templates in the PSD (Photoshop) format can be supplied by Fotospeed (tel: 01249 714 555). I found that the quality of prints on this heavyweight paper is superb, and paper loaded perfectly using an Epson Stylus Photo R2880 printer. Matte papers of this type can be rather dusty, though, and care should be taken to avoid buildup on the rollers, which can prevent the paper feeding.

www.hahnemuehle.com

See our article on Making a wedding album for advice on making an album and our list of the top ten albums

(Prices correct at time of going to press AP issue dated 11 July 2009)

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