Caveat: I'm still a novice here, perhaps an advanced beginner. I've been on a quest to find an F-type paper that I really like. So far I've tried Silver Rag, Fine Art Pearl, Harman FB AL Gloss, Moab Colorado Gloss & Satine, Innova Ultra Smooth Gloss, Platinum Rag and most recently, the Gold Fibre. So far, my favorites would the the Harman Gloss for images with fine detail, and the Silver Rag and Ultra Smooth Gloss for portraits. Using the MK cartridge I also liked Platinum Rag for portrait work. The only one I didn't care for was Fine Art Pearl. That said, to my relatively untrained eye they are all quite good papers and the differences between them are subtle. All of my favorites are too expensive for me to use regularly, but the good news is that the Gold Fibre Silk is just about as good as them for my uses and it's a fraction of the price. I think it will become my everyday printing paper (although I'm still waiting to try Hahnemuhle's new baryta paper, which is also quite affordably priced relative to the other F-types). Whichever I choose I'll have a profile made for it and be happily on my way. It has been a useful experiment trying all of these papers, because now I know which ones I'll turn to when I have specific needs. Chris
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Re: Ilford Gold Fibre, First Impressions
2007-12-07 by Chris Kresser
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