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artfellig

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Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« on: January 12, 2020, 10:08:43 pm »

I've been making a lot of 5x7" prints lately, with Epson Exhibition Fiber, on my Epson P800 printer. I've been trimming letter size sheets, which is getting tedious.

Anyone recommend a paper that comes in 5x7", preferably similar to Ex. Fiber? This is mainly for b&w prints, I like Ex. Fiber because it reminds me of silver gelatin prints.
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Rand47

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Re: Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2020, 11:52:29 pm »

Take a look at Red River PaloDuro Soft Gloss Rag.  It is available in 5x7” sheets.

https://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/palo-duro-soft-gloss-rag.html

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Re: Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2020, 10:45:55 am »

+1 on the Palo duro SGR,it is my go to paper.
Give it a shot,you won't be disappointed.

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Re: Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2020, 02:05:26 pm »

Take a look at Red River PaloDuro Soft Gloss Rag.  It is available in 5x7” sheets.

https://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/palo-duro-soft-gloss-rag.html

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Thanks; I've used other Red River papers I've liked, but not that one; I'll give it a try.
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Re: Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2020, 10:42:36 am »

I also love Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl.  In side-by-side tests, identical image quality to Ilford Gold Fibre Silk (my favorite luster paper, now seemingly discontinued) and almost as good hand feel.
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Re: Paper available in 5x7" - similar to Epson Exhibition Fiber
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2020, 12:24:07 am »

Exhibition Fiber is REALLY bright - I haven't used any other fiber-based glossy paper that's that bright. My go-to fiber-base luster paper is Canson Platine, which I love - but it doesn't come in 5x7".

Almost all 5x7" gloss/luster papers are going to be resin-coated (which Galerie Smooth Pearl is), not a fiber-base paper like Exhibition Fiber or Platine. Think of a silver gelatin print on Oriental Seagull or Kodak Polyfiber (fiber-base), rather than the same print on cheap Polycontrast Rapid (resin-coated (RC)). I could find two exceptions (one of which comes in two versions) at B&H - there are a couple of Red River papers you can order directly from Red River. Ilford makes Gold Fiber Silk, which I've never used but many photographers swear by, in 5x7". B&H carries it, but as a special order item. Ilford also makes something called Gold Fiber Gloss - probably a glossier version of the same idea, in 5x7" - B&H has that in stock... Moab makes Juniper Baryta in 5x7" (back-ordered right now). Unless a paper says something like Fiber, Rag or Baryta in the description, it's an RC paper.

The aforementioned Red River Palo Duro Soft Gloss is a fiber-base paper, and Red River also makes something they call Baryta Fiber Gloss (I may have the name slightly wrong, but it's close). That's about it - Canson doesn't do 5x7", Hahnemuhle doesn't, Innova doesn't.

Another thing to check is whether your photo printer will feed 5x7" - many of them, especially the bigger models, won't.
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