C-Types are the ultimate professional photographic print available today and are the only option for continuous tone colour printing from a digital file or film original. They capture nuanced detail no other print process can deliver and boast superb archival longevity from their silver halide formula, whether the image is colour or black and white. As the image has been exposed into the photographic emulsion, C-Types deliver images with a depth to them missing from ink based prints.
Our Professional C-Type paper choices.
Fujicolor Professional MATTE
Fujifilm’s range topping Type DPII paper is probably the best all round C-type silver halide paper ever made, and in MATTE surface it’s certainly the most versatile. Almost any photograph works on this paper and it’s by far the safest choice if you have any uncertainty over which paper to choose. A very safe choice.
The surface is not a dead matte, rather there is some surface sheen, but it’s not intrusive. There is an extremely light stipple to the surface, but it’s essentially very smooth.
Fujicolor Professional GLOSS
Fujifilm’s range topping Type DPII paper is probably the best all round C-Type silver halide print media ever made. GLOSS surface delivers some additional contrast over matte. This is a high gloss finish with ever such a slight suggestion of some texture. But the surface is dead smooth. This is a paper that excels in delivering punchy, contrasty, images and will be very suitable for those photographs that benefit from this.
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Fujicolor Professional SILK
We believe we’re the only lab in the UK offering this surface. From Fuji’s range topping Type DPII paper, this surface is unique to C-Type prints and unmatched by any other print media.
SILK used to be very popular in the 1970’s, and it lends a retro feel to smaller prints, especially 6×4” or smaller. However, in larger prints it delivers a modern, contemporary, feel and helps your images really standout from the crowd. It features a micro-dimpled surface that is also extremely hard wearing, ideal where prints may be handled a lot as it’s almost impossible to leave a finger print on it. As an added bonus, it scans very poorly, which is useful for photographers looking to help protect against copyright infringement.
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