Color Paper Differences?
Rhett James Barnes
(Fuji CA type C, Kodak Portra/Supra/Ultra, and will buy some Agfa next
time I order more paper). I had lofty ideas about finding the differences
between them, and being able to choose the best paper for each
application.
But after going through an effort to get the colors balanced (and the
exposure) so each paper is on the same footing , it's a darned
pain-in-the-behind to test the papers side-by-side. It doesn't help that
I'm not that skilled at color correction at the fine-tuning level. I have
yet to even compare two papers on a perfectly even footing (two of the
Kodak papers still remain unopened).
I always thought I saw a difference between the Kodak and Fuji prints from
the lab, but after screwing with the color correction myself, I'm not
positive that this isn't just a function of how the lab processes the
different papers (though I still think that the Fuji always has better
skies/water from those previous results).
So I'm writing to find out what more experienced people have to say about
the differences between each paper. I know that there is supposed to be a
contrast trend across the Kodak line, and I think there's also a
lower-contrast Fuji paper. But what you read in the brochure and what
happens in real life are often different. It would sure help to hear what
folks have found under real-world conditions.
-Rhett
David Cosgrove
experience seems to indicate such. I am not much of an expert on color
though.
ras
they have the best dyes so they will last the longest. In testing against
Kodak papers a few years ago they also had the best color, but I have not
run tests recently. When Kodak papers are likely to last as long as the
Fuji, I will retest.
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