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.
Dec 06, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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