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JRSmit

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Re: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2020, 11:35:38 am »

IGFS, Canson Baryta, Photo Silke Baryta, etc were all the same paper, produced by Felix Schoeller.
That paper version is no longer produced, a new version is now available but is different in shine and texture.
I do not like the new version.
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Re: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2020, 09:54:45 am »

Felix Schoeller produce their own version, called True Rag Silk. 100% cotton base with a smooth surface that reminds me somehow of Epson Exhibition Fiber (aka Traditional Photo Paper) but less bright. Originally the True Rag Silk was formulated to 305gsm but Felix Schoeller recently re-formulated their True range and the Silk is now 310gsm. I originally had some issues with surface flaking on the True Rag Silk 305gsm. I am hoping the new formulation has solved the problem, because I really liked the paper, ticked a lot of boxes, really great performer, but am struggling to get stock.

My local Ilford distributor has confirmed that the Gold Fibre Silk is discontinued and replaced with Gold Fibre Pearl 290gsm
   
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Re: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2021, 11:57:55 am »

I wanted to follow up on my previous reply. The Simply Elegant paper as far as I can tell is identical to Ilford GFS. However, the packaging is not as good. I have a 50 sheet box of 13x19 paper which is just loose in the box, not bagged. Yesterday I printed four sheets of the same photo and noticed that there were small but noticeable white specs on three of the four prints. These were caused by debris on the paper, probably tiny bits of the paper itself that prevented the ink from laying down during printing. From now on I'll be giving the paper a few swipes with a good dusting brush prior to printing to try to dislodge any of the debris that may be on the paper.

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