Originally Posted by
Tyler Boley
I'm sorry but it's blue, here are some paper base measurements I made of some available photo surface papers well over a year ago-
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Hahnemuhle FineArt Baryta- 99.9, 1.2, -3.7
Hahnemuhle PhotoRag Pearl- 98.5, 0.1, 1.6
Harman Glossy FB AI- 99.9, 0.2, -3.0
Innova FibaPrint Ultra Smooth Gloss- 97.7, 1.2, -5.4
Innova FibaPrint F-Type White Semi-Matte- 97.7, 0.8, -3.6
Ilford Gold Fiber Silk- 99.8, 0.1, -0.6
These are LAB numbers. No paper is "virtually" white, so the 1st number
will always be less than 100. The second two would be 0 if the paper were
dead neutral. A negative last number indicates blue, so you can see that
GFS is quite neutral compared to the others. Also, the Innova semi matte
is a bit less blue than the gloss.
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Since then several other papers of interest have come along, I have not done a similar comparison, or added the Harman Warm.
Again, please don't take offense, I'm sure those who use it are making wonderful prints because they have an affinity for it, but it is to the blue side of neutral.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
Whew, have I presented the facts while covering my a** at the same time adequately? Or just angered more people here?
Tyler
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