Freestyle Carries New Single-Weight Paper

[Paul Howell]

I ordered a 25 sheet pack of the Slavich DW FB Grade 3 paper 8x10. It prints beautifully with really rich blacks. I liked it enough to order a 100 sheet 8x10 box and an 11x14 box too!. I see no emulsion defects. Maybe the previous poster that had a problem with defects was a one-time quality control thing.

I just printed out 25 sheets of grade 3 11X14, somewhat slow and the elmusion is soft, needs to be handeled with care I wound up using gloves instead of tongs. The tones are very nice, with deep blacks. Reminds me of Agfa Brovia, I just order more single and double weight.

 

[avandesande]

Maybe we could convince freestyle to carry their glass plates....

 

[Alex Hawley]

I tried it; I like it! I screwed up and ordered the matt surface in grade 3 single weight. Made a beautiful print.

This paper has real possibilities.

 

[Dave Wooten]

I tried it; I like it! I screwed up and ordered the matt surface in grade 3 single weight. Made a beautiful print.

This paper has real possibilities.

Is the glossy, like the old ilfabrom Gallery...glossy?

 

[Alex Hawley]

Is the glossy, like the old ilfabrom Gallery...glossy?

I don't know yet Dave. My order of glossy is on the way.

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

I tried it; I like it! I screwed up and ordered the matt surface in grade 3 single weight. Made a beautiful print.

This paper has real possibilities.

Go Alex! Did you notice any defects or weaknesses in manufacturing? Did you try it with toners yet? Tell us more, more more!

 

[Alex Hawley]

Go Alex! Did you notice any defects or weaknesses in manufacturing? Did you try it with toners yet? Tell us more, more more!

Scans are not very valid for evaluating a paper, but here's one of the prints I've made so far. Contact print form 8x10 negative.

Have not noticed any manufacturing defects/weaknesses. But, this is only one 25 sheet package.

It responds very well to selenium. Drydown is fairly significant so the print needs to be evaluated from dry conditions.

I have not tried yet on a landscape nor on an enlargement. That's next. Ordered some more including grade 2 and 11x14 single weight.

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

I tried it; I like it! I screwed up and ordered the matt surface in grade 3 single weight. Made a beautiful print.

This paper has real possibilities.

No kidding: I've ordered a pack of 8x10x25 in SW, and made the exact same mistake. But I think I am starting to like matte finish, although I want to see the glossy version as well.

I've printed one of my 35mm negatives on it (the staircase one in my gallery) and it's looking VERY nice. I gotta say that it's in the same ballpark as the Kentmere. At least the contrast is similar, and the image is just great. I've developed in Ansco 130 1+1 and I'm going to try Polysulfide and Selenium toners tomorrow I think. I am curious to see how this paper reacts.