Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24
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RC paper is the common form of photographic printing paper available today.
It is basically regular paper with a thin layer of polyethyene ('Resin
coated') coating both surfaces of it. The emulsion is coated on top of the
plastic coating. It is much easier to process and handle (it dries flat,
for instance) than traditional photographic paper (nowadays called 'fibre
based'), but it doesn't have quite the printing quality either, nor
apparently the longevity.
The new Epson Premium Glossy paper is an RC paper apparently (it sure looks
like it). Just today I showed a friend some photos, made noth in my
darkroom and from my Espon; she preferred the Epson's instantly (you'll
have to just take my word for it that my darkroom technique isn't that bad!).
Dan C.
At 05:07 PM 24-05-00 -0500, cec@vbe.com wrote:
>Hi Dan,
>I just bought a 1270 and am learning. Excuse the dumb question but was is RC
>paper?
>Chuck
>