Agfa paper code

[Dali]

Hi There,

Is there a place where I could find an exhaustive list of paper codes (letters + numbers) used by Agfa or a complete explanation of these codes?

Thanks!

 

[Molli]

Hi Dali,

This link might get you started: http://www.plumeltd.com/artzone/paperzone/abwphot.htm

Also, for older (read MUCH older) paper surfaces, here is my keyword list of Paper Types - my apologies that it's not quite as logically set out as it could be...


Agfa
Brovira BN 117 Siltex Normal White Silk Grain Type W
Brovira BS 1 Grade 3 Extra White Glossy Single Weight
Brovira BS 111 Type W Brilliant Special Glossy
Brovira BS 117 Siltex Special White Silk Grain
Brovira BS 119 Special Extra White Lustre
Brovira BW 117 Siltex Soft Extra White Silk Grain
Brovira BW 119 Soft Extra White Lustre
Brovira-Speed BH 312 PE Hard Smooth Semi-Matt
Brovira-Speed BN 310 RC Normal Glossy Medium Weight
Brovira-Speed BS 312 PE
Brovira-Speed BS 319 PE Special Fine-Grained Lustre
Brovira-Speed BW 312 PE
BroviraCrystal Normal White Lustre BN119 Type W
BroviraCrystal Soft White Lustre BW119
BroviraCrystal Special Extra White Lustre BS 119
Multicontrast Classic MCC 111 Glossy Fibre Double Weight
Multicontrast MCP 310 RC Glossy
Multicontrast MCP 312 RC Semi-Matt
Portriga PN 114E Normal White Rough
Portriga Rapid PRK118
Portriga-Speed PS 318 PE Special Fine-Grained Matt
Record-Rapid RRN 119 Extra White Lustre Double Weight Grade 4

Agfa-Gevaert
Agfacolor MCS 117 Type 4 8.9cmx75m (3.5inx246ft)
Brovira BN 1 Normal Extra White Glossy Single Weight
Brovira BS 119 Special Extra White Lustre
Brovira BW 119 Soft Extra White Lustre
Multicontrast MCP 310 RC Glossy
Portriga Rapid PRN 111 Normal White Glossy Double Weight
Portriga Rapid PRN 118 Normal White Semi-Matte Double Weight
Portriga Rapid PRW 111 Soft White Glossy Double Weight
Record-Rapid RRH 119 Hard Extra White Lustre
Record-Rapid RRN 119 Normal Extra White Lustre



I have a handful of data sheets from some of the particularly old papers, if they'd be of any interest to you, in PDF format; and I'm attaching a text file with all of the paper types I've come across in the last decade or so. I still have the packaging for them if you require elaboration of any of my rather arbitrary labelling system.

I hope this helps,
Kindly,
Molli

 

[Dali]

Very useful, thank you! I start to understand how it works now. Too bad it is not harmonized among brands...

 

[Molli]

Adox and Foma both seem to have hung on to the idea that "1" is fibre based paper and "3" denotes resin coated. I don't have access to many of their papers to see what else might have carried over. A lot of codes fell in to disuse simply because those surfaces aren't available anymore. Kodak's system of codes seems to have changed completely over time. You're right, consistency between brands would help immensely but, at the same time, one company's Grade 3 Lustre is so rarely the same in either grade or surface to another company's paper that using the same codes for both would possibly be even more confusing!

 

[AgX]

Here is the code explained :

http://www.grosskabinett.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=labor:photopapiercodes