Why Does No One Talk About Pearl?

[faberryman]

You just need to try it and see if you like it. That's why there are choices. It doesn't really matter what other people think.

 

[warden]

There's no wrong type. For RC I use pearl and for FB I prefer glossy.

 

[xtolsniffer]

I use Ilford RC pearl for 95% of prints and FB glossy for special ones. Behind glass I find them very similar and the RC is so much cheaper and easier to work with, RC glossy is just too reflective for me, however I mount and light it I get reflections.

 

[bdial]

To my eye, Ilford's RC satin is a better analog to air-dried (not ferrotyped) glossy fiber paper, it's my preference when I'm ordering from on-line resources.

But pearl is easier to find if you're buying from a bricks and mortar shop, since the schools seem to like it.

 

[Hubigpielover]

You just need to try it and see if you like it. That's why there are choices. It doesn't really matter what other people think.

There's no wrong type. For RC I use pearl and for FB I prefer glossy.

I plan to do a lot of experimenting but I was wondering why no one ever really recommends the in-betweens.

Thanks

 

[Eric Rose]

I like RC Pearl. So there!

 

[Hubigpielover]

I like RC Pearl. So there!

You do you...that's all that matters

 

[MattKing]

If you are scanning prints, for some reason RC Satin seems to scan very well.
I have no idea why.

 

[NedL]

I like RC Pearl. So there!

Yeah, me too. I doesn't scan well but that's not why I make prints... I like the way my prints look with it.

 

[DWThomas]

If you are scanning prints, for some reason RC Satin seems to scan very well.
I have no idea why.

Probably the texture honks up the scanning a bit; it could create a secondary level of grain aliasing sorts of stuff. I seem to recall in "the old days" magazines and such wanted glossies for ad photos. I'm actually an Ilford Warmtone Semi-Matte sorta guy, but I do use the pearl RC (from Ilford) for some purposes.