Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta

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Wow.

I bought a pack of this back in January but life has only allowed me to make some prints over the past couple of days.

The prints with this out of my Epson R2880 match and exceed my efforts in the darkroom with Ilford MG FB. Having said that... I'm sure a lightly trained meerkat has better darkroom skills than me.

Anyone else using this paper?

The one problem I have with it is the slight curl at the corners, I had to be very careful to straighten this or the print head caught on them when printing (I set the platen width to 'wide').
 
Not yet tried, I mainly use or the Photo Rag or the Bamboo. As baryta paper for inkjet I only used the Harman (normal or warm) now discontinued, but I have a stock ! Do you use the mentioned paper for B&W or color ?
ciAo, robert
 
I remember seeing a few prints on this paper and it really makes for a fantastic B&W paper. Is this a glossy finish? I think the prints I saw on this paper were super scratched.
 
Ink jet papers are sensible to scratches and mechanical damages. Need to be carefull when handling. In the albums they have a transparent foil to prevent pages damaging each other, as you can see down here. In my opinion matt papers are easier to be printed than glossy. Just my opinion.

robert
 
robert blu said:
Ink jet papers are sensible to scratches and mechanical damages. Need to be carefull when handling. In the albums they have a transparent foil to prevent pages damaging each other, as you can see down here. In my opinion matt papers are easier to be printed than glossy. Just my opinion.

robert
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Robert,
What printer are you using?
Rob.
 
The paper is similar to Ilford 'Pearl', it's glossy but not super glossy.

Delicacy is something I tested on one of my first prints, rubbing it with my fingers, rolling a biro on the surface and putting it under another sheet and moving that around - it'll scratch but nothing more than traditional paper.

The matte Photo Rag I was previously printing on was super delictate, it'd nick and scratch just by looking at it.
 
Canson Infinity Baryta

Canson Infinity Baryta

Try Canson Infinity Baryta if you want the best Baryata available (it won the TIPA award as the best inkjet paper of 2010). Another killer photo paper thay have is Canson Infinity Platine -- its the inkjet version of the old platinum paladium paper and is really, really good.
 
For that subtle glossy fiber look, I'm a big fan of Silver Rag. The finish is luster/pearl with some slight tooth and a warm cream tone (90% luminosity). My black-only prints from the Epson 2200 on this paper look as good as anything I've ever been able to produce in the darkroom.
 
kully said:
Wow.

I bought a pack of this back in January but life has only allowed me to make some prints over the past couple of days.

The prints with this out of my Epson R2880 match and exceed my efforts in the darkroom with Ilford MG FB. Having said that... I'm sure a lightly trained meerkat has better darkroom skills than me.

Anyone else using this paper?

The one problem I have with it is the slight curl at the corners, I had to be very careful to straighten this or the print head caught on them when printing (I set the platen width to 'wide').
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Very nice paper but fingerprints show up over time. Can't touch the surface AT ALL. You may not see the fingerprints or smudges right away but give it a month. The Hahnemuhle spray helps a lot with that.
 
I'm still loving this paper. Shame they discontinued the 50 sheet packs, but the 25 sheet packs are only a little more expensive.

One tip on the curling - take the paper out of the plastic bag and store the box flat - since doing this I have not had any problems with the print head hitting the paper at the end of a print.
 
I've printed on this paper for some time, and it is very nice, and also has a decent thickness. However Ilford Gallerie Gold Fibre Silk, is also a baryta paper, with a slightly warmer white, and quality wise for B&W in my opinion is even better, at about half the price. I almost use this paper now exclusively. The fine art matte' papers can be very interesting for portraiture and low contrast landscape, but they simply cannot deliver the shadow detail and rich blacks of the luster papers.
 
kully said:
The paper is similar to Ilford 'Pearl', it's glossy but not super glossy.

Delicacy is something I tested on one of my first prints, rubbing it with my fingers, rolling a biro on the surface and putting it under another sheet and moving that around - it'll scratch but nothing more than traditional paper.

The matte Photo Rag I was previously printing on was super delictate, it'd nick and scratch just by looking at it.
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I would describe it more like an air-dried Ilford MG IV Fiber glossy paper. (NOT glossy like an RC glossy!) This is my favorite paper. The Canson Infinity Platine is also VERY nice.
 
Hey John, you're right, that was a brain fart I had forgotten about :)

mfogiel, Thanks for the tip - I'll try the Ilford paper if I ever get a chance to steal a few sheets. BTW, in the UK the price difference is only ~£5 per 50 sheets.

BTW If anyone wants to swap some paper, I have two unopened sample packs of hahnemuhle matte papers and 1/3 of a (50 sheet) box of Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Matt FineArt for me to try out that Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk.
 
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How about some scans? or bounced-flash snapshot?
Talking about print quality without being able to even see anything is rather dim.

If I ever have some money for a printer, I'd go for the Canon 9500 Mark II.
 
Hey Will,

I don't know how to photograph or scan a print to show how it looks like in the real world.

I checked out your printing site and couldn't tell whether the images were scans of actual prints or digital images or scans of film or....

What am I doing wrong? :)
 
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Thanks Kully! I was recently told a photographer I admire uses this paper for some very nice prints. I will surely give it a try the next time I get access to a high end pigment-jet printer.

Will, what advantages does the Canon have over the equivalent Epson? I hope to be buying my own printer (rather than mooching on my friend's school printer) in the near term.
 
Ray,

The jamming problems of the R2400 put me off it when I was looking to buy a printer, it's a real shame as it must be frustrating constantly fighting something that should just work.

Chris,

The R2880 has been superceeded by the R3000 now which comes with some nice improvements (bigger ink tanks, no need to swap matte/gloss black ink tanks). Whichever printer you buy, make sure you see its size in the flesh beforehand - even the R2880 is a big old beast.
 
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