Help with Kodak Endura Premium

[ericdan]

I live in Tokyo and the smallest Fuji paper I can buy in stores here is 8x10 (link)
I don't always want to print this big and just found out that Kodak sells Endura Premier in 5x7 here.

As far as I could tell there was only one kind. It didn't say whether it's luster or glossy.
Does anybody know what finish this is?

I kind of got used to balancing my prints on fuji paper, so I wonder if this will make it difficult to print.

Any recommendations on how to frame a 35mm picture within 5x7 inches? What are the common framings?

 

[Rudeofus]

This publication states that

ENDURA Premier Paper is available in E (fine-grained, lustre), F (glossy), N (smooth matt), and Y (silk) surfaces in roll formats. E and Y surfaces are backprinted with "KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Do Not Copy" for visible copyright protection. F and N surfaces are vailable with and without backprint, varying by region. Surfaces, formats, and catalog numbers may differ from country to country.

This means you need to ask your supplier what they have in stock. My supplier sells sheet paper cut from master rolls, so even the specified format of these sheets won't necessarily narrow down the selection of surfaces.

You can also consider cutting your own paper formats from whatever sheets you get, I described the process here in my (there was a url link here which no longer exists) in section "Getting the Right Sizes of Ilfochrome Paper". It's easy to do, even in complete darkness.

 

[mnemosyne]

The surface of the package you linked to is "F", glossy. "N" would be matt, the other two surfaces mentioned in the data sheet quoted by Rudeofus are less common.

Not sure what you mean by "framing", I have a small, dedicated easel for this paper size (my larger easels will also handle this paper size, but I find it a bit clumsy to use for such small sheets) and set the margin to 5mm. Of course you will have to crop the long side when doing this. When I want to fit in the whole frame (avoid cropping) I still set the easel to a 5mm margin, so as a consequence the bottom long sides gets a broader margin, which can be trimmed later or just left as it is.

As Rudeofus mentioned, it's not to difficult to cut your own smaller sheets with a bit of practice, for example I cut down 12x16 sheets from a roll, which I cut down further to 8x12. The ratio changes from 3:4 to 2:3, which coincidentally is perfect to fit a full 35mm (or MF 6x9cm) frame.

 

[ericdan]

Actually you're right the package says in Japanese "koutaku" which is luster.
I'll try this stuff today. Otherwise I can always go back to Fuji and cut as you guys mentioned.


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[ericdan]

Gonna have to return this stuff. It has marks all over it.
It's not my processor because I ran Fuji paper thru and that was fine. I exposed one Kodak sheet to daylight and it's has a long streak of dirt on it too.
Kind of unfortunate.


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[Rudeofus]

Is this paper in some form of original package, or did your supplier cut it from a roll? My sheets are strongly fogged on one edge, because my supplier opened the packet with the roll in broad daylight. Since I got them for a very good price because of this, I happily use these sheets and make large enough borders when enlarging to avoid the fogged edge. In your case, you won't make final prints on these sheets, but they can still serve a good purpose when you make test prints, assuming your supplier acknowledges the problem and adjusts the price.

 

[ericdan]

I think Kodak doesn't cut them anymore. Some Japanese supplier does the cutting here.


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