"....Ilford has two chemistries, warm and neutral, but only one weight and surface" I'm sorry, but I Still use Ilford Fiberbase papers today, There may only be 2 chemistries of warm and neutral, but there is a WIDE selection of surfaces and weights to choose from.....Alright..5 surfaces.... lets see... Glossy,Satin,Matte,Pearl,Semi-matte. Double weight, and Single, and even more for RC papers. Oh yeah, multigrade (ilford) has a great tonal range, It is like all of your contrast grades in one...matter of fact I believe Ilford multigrades have SEVEN "contrast grades" as opposed to the six different papers....And another nice thing is that you can go "between" those contrast levels for even more control... in essence giving you like 14 different contrast grades. And one final thing, Ilford fiber based papers accept toners quite well. (Selenium for extra contrast and permanence). I think Kodak still makes all of the "old school" individual contrast grade papers, in a couple of different weights. From my experience though, they do not accept toners as well. And If your exposures are off, they can make it a hell of a time trying to get an acceptable print. Want to find some of these papers?....drop me a line.