I don't use those papers yet they seem to be focused on leveraging profiles already existing for Canon and Epson printers per this link: Finestraart info on ICC profiles
John Wheeler wrote:
I don't use those papers yet they seem to be focused on leveraging profiles already existing for Canon and Epson printers per this link: Finestraart info on ICC profiles
John Wheeler
That's total crap. You might get a pretty print...but it sure cannot be accurate colours.
frank gross wrote:
Anyone using Finestra papers that can comment. Icc profiles? https://finestraart.com
Hi @frank gross@@
As I said in my prior post, I don't use Finestra papers.
They have been around for a long time and do not provide ICC profiles for each of their papers for a variety of printers. All they provide are suggested paper and printer settings used by similar papers from Epson and Canon.
Though the linked article is old, it will give you a better sense of what you might be leaving on the table by using that type of approach with Finestra papers.
Another approach would be to print on Finestra paper using their suggested approach, then print on your printer with Canon/Epson papers and their specific ICC profiles, and compare the results.
If you need something better than what those results show, you would need ICC profiles made with the specific Finestra paper on your particular printer/ink combination.
I personally use Epson papers and Epson's ICC profiles along with their recommended printer settings for my specific Epson printer. That approach works for me, and I do not make custom profiles for my Epson papers on my Epson printer, which may be even more accurate.
I hope that gives you a more quantified or better feel for your decision-making on what path to take.
John Wheeler
That's total crap. You might get a pretty print...but it sure cannot be accurate colours.
Personally, I profile my papers, even those for which vendor profiles already exist — e.g. Canon. But I have to admit that with the Canon papers, these days the profiles are very good and reliable… like the situation a couple of decades ago when i first started printing digital on the old 2200.
And… while I don’t know anything about the Finestra papers mentioned here, I do know that some vendors sell papers that are essentially that same as other brands/types. For example, I use (and profile for) Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk. When ther was an issue with the availability of that paper a few years ago, a vendor I use for paper (IT Supplies) offered something with the somewhat tacky name of “Simple Elegant Gold Fibre” as a “direct replacement” alternative that works with profiles for the original paper.
In that case, at least, it works fine w/o its own profiles, and the profiles i created for Ilford Galerie GFS (and those provided by Ilford) produce identical results.
So, I agree that caution is warranted, but it is worth checking to see if the Finestra paper actually does produce accurate results or not before dismissing it on that account.
gdanmitchell wrote:
I use (and profile for) Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk. When ther was an issue with the availability of that paper a few years ago, a vendor I use for paper (IT Supplies) offered something with the somewhat tacky name of “Simple Elegant Gold Fibre” as a “direct replacement” alternative that works with profiles for the original paper.
So from what I understand the old Gold Fiber Silk was the same paper as Canson Baryta. When the paper was discontinued, Canson eventually came out with Canson Baryta II which is extremely similar to the first version but the surface texture is different. Do you know if the Simple Elegant matches the original texture? or is it the same as Canson V2? or is it something a bit different from both?
sbay wrote:
So from what I understand the old Gold Fiber Silk was the same paper as Canson Baryta. When the paper was discontinued, Canson eventually came out with Canson Baryta II which is extremely similar to the first version but the surface texture is different. Do you know if the Simple Elegant matches the original texture? or is it the same as Canson V2? or is it something a bit different from both?
I’m going to have to give it a _very_ close look before I say for sure, but the “Simply Elegant” paper feels and looks the same to me as the Ilford GFS that I’ve used for years. I still have a box or two of the Ilford hanging around…
