Adox Art Baryta

Tom Taylor · Mar 2, 2016

http://www.adox.de/Photo/photopaper/adox-art-baryta/

Anyone try this paper for alternative processes that can comment on it?

Thomas

pschwart · Mar 2, 2016

Tom Taylor said:
http://www.adox.de/Photo/photopaper/adox-art-baryta/

Anyone try this paper for alternative processes that can comment on it?

Thomas

You should find some comments if you do a forum search for "Adox baryta"

Andrew O'Neill · Mar 2, 2016

I'm a carbon transfer printer and I heard that it is not suited for this process. The hot water causes the baryta layer to separate.

Tom Taylor · Mar 4, 2016

pschwart said:
You should find some comments if you do a forum search for "Adox baryta"

That search pulled-up just 4 posts including mine with no information. Weird too because Adox references PE as a referral. But there are undoubtably few alternative printers around.

Thomas

Photo Engineer · Mar 4, 2016

I have coated silver halide emulsions on it with superb results.

There are indeed some alternate processes with which it does not work as well. Some give frilling at the edges, but this is easily fixed by having wide edges and also by using tape on the edges during processing.

I recommend it. You might also query Mark Osterman on Facebook or at GEH in Rochester. He has used it as well.

PE

pschwart · Mar 4, 2016

Tom Taylor said:
That search pulled-up just 4 posts including mine with no information. Weird too because Adox references PE as a referral. But there are undoubtably few alternative printers around.

Thomas

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

"Actually not the same, as the Adox paper has a gelatin undercoat, but not an overcoat. That leaves the bartyta unprotected, and it's quite fragile. I tried to use the Adox with carbon transfer (single transfer) and it was very easily damaged during warm water development. I could size the paper with gelatin, but that's already done for me with photo paper. I also like a heavier paper, so I use fixed Ilford double-weight fiber with is 255 gsm vs the Adox baryta which is 190 gsm."

Tom Taylor · Mar 4, 2016

Well that link provided much more information than the search initially recommended.

My search is motivated by the desire for a glossy print rather than the matte prints that I have been making. Not that I have found the latter to be disagreeable but the ability to print in a glossy format is appealing to me. I tried waxing but wax and matte papers do not mix but glossy and wax may. I was initially looking at inkjet paper when I came across the Adox which prompted the query.

Thomas

pschwart · Mar 5, 2016

Tom Taylor said:
Well that link provided much more information than the search initially recommended.

My search is motivated by the desire for a glossy print rather than the matte prints that I have been making. Not that I have found the latter to be disagreeable but the ability to print in a glossy format is appealing to me. I tried waxing but wax and matte papers do not mix but glossy and wax may. I was initially looking at inkjet paper when I came across the Adox which prompted the query.

Thomas

What print process are you using? The ink receptive coating on inkjet papers can be a problem. If you need baryta with a gelatin overcoat, you can add this yourself, or just fix fiber photo paper and use that.

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