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Air-Dried Glossy Paper

Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-06 by Olaf Ringdahl

The paper I have been using for years for glossy prints has been discontinued so I am now hunting for a new standard paper for this purpose. All the glossy papers I have tried have either the super gloss look of the ferrotyped (glazed) silver gelatin print or that RC look, none looking anything like silver gelatin glossy paper, air-dried, which I have always used in the darkroom. 

I wonder if anyone out there has come across a paper that looks like the real thing. I am currently printing BO, using dye based ink. It doesn't matter what the paper is called - glossy, semi-gloss, lustre, semi-matte or whatever -- I just want it to look like a real silver gelatin print, air-dried. If anyone out there knows of such a paper I would very much appreciate your telling me what it is.

Olaf Ringdahl 


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Re: [Digital BW] Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-06 by Hogarth Hughes

Lyson Darkroom Range Gloss/Pearl might work for you.
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Hogarth Hughes


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>I wonder if anyone out there has come across a paper that looks like the real thing. I am currently printing BO, using dye based ink. It doesn't matter what the paper is called - glossy, semi-gloss, lustre, semi-matte or whatever -- I just want it to look like a real silver gelatin print, air-dried. If anyone out there knows of such a paper I would very much appreciate your telling me what it is.
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Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-07 by Olaf Ringdahl

Hogarth

Thank you for the suggestion. This paper (Lyson Darkroom Range Gloss) was on my list but I haven't tried it yet because they apparently offer no samples and no package smaller than fifty sheets. Have you tried it yourself? If so, does it really look like glossy silver gelatin, air-dried? Or at least very close? If yes, I'll order a box immediately.

Olaf


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Re: [Digital BW] Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-07 by Carl Schofield

Olaf,

I've tried the Lyson Darkroom Range Gloss with the Lyson Quad Black dye 
inks.  The paper really does come very close to the appearance of an 
air dried silver gelatine print and has a very high dmax (I was getting 
2.6+ with the inks limited at 75% using QTR and an Epson 1270).  The 
major problem with the Quad Black inks is metamerism, which is quite 
severe.  The new Daylight Darkroom  inkset is supposed to minimize 
metamerism, but I haven't seen any actual prints yet for confirmation.

Carl
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> Thank you for the suggestion. This paper (Lyson Darkroom Range Gloss) 
> was on my list but I haven't tried it yet because they apparently 
> offer no samples and no package smaller than fifty sheets. Have you 
> tried it yourself? If so, does it really look like glossy silver 
> gelatin, air-dried? Or at least very close? If yes, I'll order a box 
> immediately.
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Re: [Digital BW] Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-07 by Hogarth Hughes

I'm using pigment inks right now, so no, I haven't tried it. I've been 
looking at papers for dye inks though because I thought I might switch 
over to dyes early next year and see how I like it.

I'm surprised that Lyson doesn't offer at least a sample. That's 
disappointing indeed.
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Hogarth Hughes


Olaf Ringdahl wrote:
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>Thank you for the suggestion. This paper (Lyson Darkroom Range Gloss) was on my list but I haven't tried it yet because they apparently offer no samples and no package smaller than fifty sheets. Have you tried it yourself? If so, does it really look like glossy silver gelatin, air-dried? Or at least very close? If yes, I'll order a box immediately.
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Re: [Digital BW] Air-Dried Glossy Paper

2004-10-08 by c_h_r_i_s_e_l_l_i_s

I was excited by the hype for this paper and bought a box.  The shop 
(SilverPrint in London - highly recommended) were kind enough to give 
me a few loose sheets to try before I opened it.

I'm currently using a VM inkset in a 1290 but I have some PK for 
printing on glossy paper.  I use Tyler Boley's curves.

I tried both Eboni and PK in the black position - the results were OK 
(better with PK).  Some bronzing and not very impressive DMax (I have 
no way to measure).  I can't really recommend this combination.  

It did look quite like air-dried glossy FB.  I can imagine that if 
you use Lyson inks and the paper lives up to the hype, you might have 
a winner.  I've also asked Lyson for a sample print.  They sent me a 
sample on different paper.

I swapped the paper for a box of PhotoRag.  Wow.

I was also given a sample pack of some Oriental Seagull paper.  This 
worked much better (a little bronzing and quite good Dmax) but has a 
high gloss finish so probably doesn't offer what your after.  

Good luck in your search - please let us know if you find a result.

Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hogarth Hughes 
<hogarth@s...> wrote:
> I'm using pigment inks right now, so no, I haven't tried it. I've 
been 
> looking at papers for dye inks though because I thought I might 
switch 
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> disappointing indeed.
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> Hogarth Hughes

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