colortone brand ra-4 paper-- any good?

jpberger · Feb 2, 2012

Anyone used it? Know anything about it at all? New at b and h

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/826292-REG/MultiTone_CTG1620_50_ColorTone_Color_Paper_16.html

anikin · Feb 2, 2012

No idea. Sorry. On the other hand, Fuji CA is pretty much the same price. And that one is excellent paper. Just saying...

pentaxuser · Feb 2, 2012

Good value and ticks all the right boxes, it would seem. Are there any RA4 paper manufacturers nowadays other than Fuji and Kodak?

pentaxuser

jpberger · Feb 2, 2012

I know and use fuji ca-- and would be reluctant to switch to anything else if for no other reason than fuji has the best lightfastness of any ra-4 paper-- just curious/intrigued to see something new, which in the world of chemical colour is pretty rare, let alone colour darkroom.

DREW WILEY · Feb 2, 2012

I have no idea of who makes this. Mitsubishi and Ilford Switzerland are
the only other mfg of RA4 papers I'm aware of, besides Kodak and
Fuji. Mitsubishi markets lower-cost papers across Asia.

Roger Cole · Feb 2, 2012

Interesting it's appearing now. Wonder if it could be the same as the Freestyle Aristacolor paper?

Matt Brown · Feb 4, 2012

Having used both the Arista stuff and Fuji CA, I'm 99% sure Arista's brand is just Fuji...

Roger Cole · Feb 4, 2012

Matt Brown said:
Having used both the Arista stuff and Fuji CA, I'm 99% sure Arista's brand is just Fuji...

If that's the case then Fuji is obviously selling it's papers for re-branding so wonder if that's what the B&H stuff is too?

The Arista stuff is supposedly made in the US. Does Fuji have a US coating operation?

Matt Brown · Feb 4, 2012

Roger Cole said:
If that's the case then Fuji is obviously selling it's papers for re-branding so wonder if that's what the B&H stuff is too?

The Arista stuff is supposedly made in the US. Does Fuji have a US coating operation?

I'm pretty confused about that as well...but all signs point to it just being Fuji Crystal Archive Type II. It has the same base, same general exposure parameters, etc.

Ektagraphic · Feb 18, 2012

Roger Cole said:
The Arista stuff is supposedly made in the US. Does Fuji have a US coating operation?

Recently, on a tour of a professional lab, I saw bags/boxes for Fujicolor Professional paper that said Made in USA on them...

Ektagraphic · Mar 20, 2012

Any update on who may be making this stuff?

WayneStevenson · Mar 28, 2012

I have been wanting to try it since seeing it appear on B&H. Appears they're being drop shipped from somewhere. Shipping price to Canada is making it more of a risk. I'm thinking that I should just stick with Fuji. Price is pretty much the same anyhow.

Even their B&W papers really pick at my curiosity.

colortone brand ra-4 paper-- any good?

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