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Are Arista Edu papers rebranded Foma?

chip j

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Or something inferior, though still made by Foma?
 
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I think it is Foma. But I use it and it's not bad paper. It's neutral to warm tone and tones very well. Have you tried it?
 
Freestyle sent me sample prints they made of EDU pearl rc & Ilford pearl rc; same neg & processing--the EDU looked significantly thinner tonaly
 
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Can't comment on Arista edu RC paper

chip j said:
Freestyle sent me sample prints they made of EDU pearl rc & Ilford pearl rc; same neg & processing--the EDU looked significantly thinner tonaly
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But the VC FB paper looks good to me. I also have some Ilford VC FB. I should do a test with the same neg.
 
chip j said:
Freestyle sent me sample prints they made of EDU pearl rc & Ilford pearl rc; same neg & processing--the EDU looked significantly thinner tonaly
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I've never found that different manufacturers paper could use the same processing always needed oodles of test strips...
 
chip j said:
Freestyle sent me sample prints they made of EDU pearl rc & Ilford pearl rc; same neg & processing--the EDU looked significantly thinner tonaly
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I did this same test myself and agree - no comparison, I prefer the Ilford.

But since then I've gone to only really using RC for contact sheets.
 
chip j said:
Freestyle sent me sample prints they made of EDU pearl rc & Ilford pearl rc; same neg & processing--the EDU looked significantly thinner tonaly
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How did you reach this conclusion? By using the same exposure for both? Or by taking time to actually test them, exposing and developing them to reach approx. same contrast?

Also, what is thinner tonality?
 
FREESTYLE made the prints, about 3"x5'in size. They were THEIR finished prints, & FS did all the processing. THEY said they used the same dev & times for both. They were trying to prove how "GOOD" EDU was compared w?Ilford, & costing less money. But they couldn't fool an experienced eye like mine. "Thinner" tonality is NOT as full & rich a tonality as you would expect from a major paper.
 
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