recommend me an enlarging paper for the color darkroom?

[thelovecollect]

i'm taking a color darkroom class for the first time this semester and i have no clue which paper to get?

kodak's site for endura papers seem pretty straight forward..
i guess i could start with supra..

but what about fuji papers? Fujicolor Crystal Archive Pro Type PIII, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Pro Super Type PD, Fujicolor Crystal Archive Pro Super Type C? 😕

and one other thing, how long does my color paper last in room temperature?

thanks in advance! 😀

 

[Stephanie Brim]

You may want to take this question to APUG because there are quite a few serious color printers there. I wouldn't know because I have no desire, at least at this time, to shoot color, let alone print it. 😉

 

[thelovecollect]

thanks, i just signed up...
lurking as i type..

 

[Finder]

I use and like Kodak Eudura Supra III. It lasts a long time at room temperature. Never had a problem having an opened box in my darkroom for a few months. I keep my stock in a small fridge.

Since you have no experience printing color, I would not worry about the selection of papers - the look of a color print has more to do with the printer than the paper stock. I would get a paper that is available. Sticking to one type of paper will help your printing by not needing to keep calibrating your enlarger to different paper types.

Naturally, I take exception to Stephinie's comment that their are no serious color printers at RFF. 😉 I have been running my own color darkroom for over five years and have been working with color material since 1985.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I use and like Kodak Eudura Supra III. It lasts a long time at room temperature. Never had a problem having an opened box in my darkroom for a few months. I keep my stock in a small fridge.

Since you have no experience printing color, I would not worry about the selection of papers - the look of a color print has more to do with the printer than the paper stock. I would get a paper that is available. Sticking to one type of paper will help your printing by not needing to keep calibrating your enlarger to different paper types.

Naturally, I take exception to Stephinie's comment that their are no serious color printers at RFF. 😉 I have been running my own color darkroom for over five years and have been working with color material since 1985.

Hey now, I didn't say there WEREN'T any, I just said that there are more at APUG. I knew there were a few. 😉

 

[tetrisattack]

I've been so pleased with fujicolor crystal archive "c" semi-matte that I've never wanted to switch. The only thing I dislike about it is that, compared to good b&w paper, the surface isn't as bright. But the gamut of the paper is wonderful, and you would be perfectly reasonable to go ahead and buy some boxes of it now. (BTW - this might sound sort of silly, but fuji's boxes for color paper are amazing, you could build a house out of them. Excellent for storing your prints)

I've seen others' work on the P surface, and it's quite nice for portraits, but the difference in contrast is like ... the equivalent of half a grade.

If you want to print bigger than 20x24 you might note that Kodak only has one surface availble (semi-matte), while fuji has several.

 

[Finder]

You may want to take this question to APUG because there are quite a few serious color printers there. I wouldn't know because I have no desire, at least at this time, to shoot color, let alone print it. 😉

I don't see the word "more"? 😉

Just teasing. 😉 😉