Want to Try Fiber Paper - Any Recommendations

[FujiLove]

Like someone else said, all the papers available today are excellent. Rather than reading others' opinions on the internet, really one MUST try them. This is arduous and expensive for a new user (not to mention wasteful and discouraging often since their technique is low at first) so that is why I always recommend Ilford Classic Glossy for a new Fiber user - and only after some learning and technique is established, start trying new things. It is simply easier to print on.

Good advice.

 

[Hari]

Bergger fiber is good..

 

[Erik van Straten]

Then, as I mentioned, once they're dry you'll need to flatten them. I weight fiber paper prints under a heavy piece of glass with a few books piled on top for a few days, or I might give them a minute or two in the heat press if I have to.

Before flatten them in a heat press (I have a Seal Compress) the best thing to do is to dry them on an old fashioned (but big) drying drum, Büscher. These can be find only in Europe I guess. You can connect them easily with a digital thermostate so that the heat will be constant. 40 degrees C is excellent. The covering cloth must be clean, clean it with Biotex if neccessary. In about 30 minutes they are dry. Then for about 90 seconds in the Seal at 85 degrees C.

Erik.

 

[Nokton48]

I have a freezer full of Kodak Ektalure "R" surface tapestry finish salon paper. 8x10 to 16x20. Bought up a lot before it was discontinued and then deep froze it. It also came in "X" surface.

Twenty five years later, I will start to print with it. Last time I mixed GAF120 and Amidol from scratch. Actually I preferred the GAF120, absolutely lovely We will see soon..........

My fave FB paper

I have some old Foma too

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

Hi Guys,

Years ago I tried to print and bought some paper I dont remember but I remember that it came curled so I had difficulty to put under the enlarger and keep it flat during printing because I didnt have easel. That might have been FB paper? Now I try to print again years after, I use RC paper but after reading about MC110 I might want to try that out. However do those come curled before printing? I need to know because I again dont have an easel?