Fuji DPII vs Maxima

Hi,
I have a question do I notice a difference between prints made under an enlarger on Fuji DPII versus Fuji Maxima paper and developed in a thermaphot processor.
I see a big difference between DPII and standard paper.

Can you say what these differences are? Thanks

pentaxuser

Of course,
On DPII paper the same scene comes out much better, contrast, colors(saturation) and blacks are much better.
Maxima is said to be 20% better.

I plan to try Maxima a little later this Spring. It's still an RC paper; but I want to compare it with the rich results of their more expensive Fujiflex polyester-based medium, which is a lot punchier than CAII.

adamlugi said:

Of course,
On DPII paper the same scene comes out much better, contrast, colors(saturation) and blacks are much better.
Maxima is said to be 20% better.

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What does "much better" mean? Like more contrast, more saturation, higher d-max?

Do you have any side-by-side comparison of the same shot printed on CAII and CA DPII?

Thanks!

I ordered a couple of lambda test prints some weeks ago on DPII and Maxima, both in bright finish. Main difference was that Maxima had a noticiable higher brightness than DPII and it was also sharper (I don't know if it is really a paper feature). I didn't see any shadow detail increase but my image had very few shadow areas to evaluate it properly. Maxima print was a bit yellower than DPII print, but general saturation and contrast were similar on both. Paper weigths were also similar on my hands.

I ended up ordering the final print in DPII, Maxima brightness was a bit too much for me and I didn't see any clear advantage in my particular picture to pay the price premium of this paper.