Vincent Peri Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I'm interested in getting some of this Ilford RC paper: Ilford ILFOSPEED RC DeLuxe Paper (1M Glossy, Grade 3, 8 x 10" Has anyone here tried it? Did you like it? Anything I should be aware of? Also, is there a way to see what their glossy prints look compared to their "pearl" prints? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Ilford glossy RC is a high gloss finish similar to any other glossy RC paper like the glossy color photo paper that one hour labs used to use before dye sub prints became common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) Self-finish RC glossy paper has a finish very similar to glossy inkjet paper, if that's any help. There's no dimpled texture like pearl paper. OTOH, it's not a 'mirror' finish gloss either. For that you need a fibre based glossy paper, and to heat glaze it on a chrome plate, or squeegee the print onto a sheet of plate glass and let it dry. Although I haven't seen a glazing machine on sale in the last 15 years or more. RC paper can't be glazed like that. Last time I used Ilfospeed paper I got very good results, but that was many years ago and the formulation may well have changed since. Edited July 17, 2018 by rodeo_joe|1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Rickards Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 In the late 90's I did a lot of printing for a wedding photographer and invariably used Ilfospeed RC grade 2/3. Fairly straightforward in use.However long exposure times from Ilford XP negatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Self-finish RC glossy paper has a finish very similar to glossy inkjet paper, if that's any help. There's no dimpled texture like pearl paper. (snip) Although I haven't seen a glazing machine on sale in the last 15 years or more. A few years ago, I was offered one of those for free. But it is too big for my darkroom, so I turned it down. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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