Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk

• New name - Prestige Gold Fibre Silk
• Type - ILFORD GALERIE GOLD FIBRE SILK has a baryta (barium sulphate) coated layer underneath the ink receiving layer equivalent to the structure of a traditional fibre photographic paper base.
• Manufacturer's description - The media offers enhanced definition, extended tonal range, and excellent archival properties, all of which are important to the demanding professional digital photographer and printer. Coated fibre papers have a unique look and feel, which has become a standard among art photographers worldwide over the course of more than a century.
• Whilst compatible with both pigment and dye based printers, the best results are obtained with pigment inks.
• Weight - 310 gsm
• Thickness - 12.5 mil
• OBAs - low, media white point will likely shift by only a small amount as a consequence of loss in OBA activity
• Test labs
  • Aardenburg Ratings
  • Wilhelm Ratings
• Archival Rated Printers for the Specified Paper
  • Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000 > 200 Mlux hrs
  • Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8100 /iPF9100 > 180 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Photo R1800 > 200 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Pro 3800 > 140 Mlux hrs
  • Epson Stylus Pro 4800 > 200 Mlux hrs
  • HP DesignJet Z2100-24 -44 > 200
  • HP DesignJet Z3100-24 -44 > 200 + > 200 Mlux hrs
  • HP DesignJet Z3200-24 -44 > 200
• Similar Printers for the Specified Paper
  • HP DesignJet 130 / 130r
  • HP Photosmart B8550
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Notes

Mlux hrs indicates the amount of light exposure (expressed in megalux hours of exposure) that the sample has received to date in test. Testing typically continues well beyond the exposure dose required to establish the Conservation Display Ratings and until high levels of easily noticeable fade have occurred. Aardenburg Status