Varycon Fiber Matt..?

Jersey Vic

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• Jul 16, 2007

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Anyone use/using this? What is the surface like ?
('Matt' is not the answer I am looking for.."Like agfa" or "like Ilford" would be helpful)

Thanks

Victor

 

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• Jul 17, 2007

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Hey Vic!

More like in between Agfa and Ilford. Not quite as dead matte as Ilford but more matte than Agfa without the bumpy texture. It does have a very fine texture to it. I never liked the Ilford matte, but the Varycon matte is pretty pleasing to the eye.

Hope this helps.

Patrick

 

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• Jul 17, 2007

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patrickjames said:

Hey Vic!

More like in between Agfa and Ilford. Not quite as dead matte as Ilford but more matte than Agfa without the bumpy texture. It does have a very fine texture to it. I never liked the Ilford matte, but the Varycon matte is pretty pleasing to the eye.

Hope this helps.

Patrick

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This helps a ton Patrick. Sounds really good, like a reasonable medium. I love the Agfa but it's not really matte and someone once gave me a box of the Ilford and I was amazed by how matte it is. One might ask: "How much more matte could it be?" And the answer would be "None. None more matte".

 

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• Jul 17, 2007

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I agree. It is what I would consider perfectly matte. It does have a very slight glimmer to it that gives it a wonderful glow. The texture is actually very soft. It's my favorite paper.

 

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• Jul 23, 2007

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I use the Varycon fiber, but glossy, (as it's really not THAT glossy) anyway. This is a beautiful paper, and now my main one as Agfa has gone. But then, this paper is the closest I've seen to any of the old Agfa prints I've got from the 30s-40s.

Looks like you've chosen a winner!

 

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• Jul 23, 2007

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I have a version of this that is like the old Agfa paper. Has that bumpy texture. I wonder if that finish even exists anymore.
I've decided to standardize on Varycon and Emaks, along with some Fomatone on the side for lith printing. I'll be interested to see what this matte surface is like...
- Thomas

 

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• Jul 23, 2007

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You might want to consider trying Slavich Unibrom as well--its matte surface is flat, flat, flat, and the paper has very nice tone. Lith prints pretty well too, incidentally.