Tutorial Print labs by paper offerings

[The W]

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Print labs by paper offerings - Print labs by paper offerings

I'm not quite sure what possessed me to carry to the extend I did, but the question 'I wonder if any print labs offer paper X' turned in to me producing a long list of what UK printers were offering what paper. Having done all that work and as it might be useful to anyone else, I tidied it up and turned it in to a pdf. It references 64 companies offering a range of 116 different papers, covering both inkjet and light-sensitive media (but not canvas, Duratran, metal, or anything else). It...

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[testbloke]

Excellent work. Would also be interesting what size each lab can take each paper and method too. I can fill in the Loxley C type blanks for you

 

[The W]

If you know the Loxley papers, please let me know. Metallic is almost certainly the Kodak paper, but the glossy and matte options could be a number of options. Fuji do four type that come in both variants: standard, CA Digital Type II, CA Supreme, CA Supreme HD. I've pretty much had to assume that unless mentioned, labs are using the standard variant.

Keeping a record of upper size limits is probably an effort too far!

edit: updated version of the pdf now at the above link. More companies added, a few minor errors corrected.

 

[testbloke]

Loxley C Type ...
Fujicolor Crystal Archive DPII Gloss
Fujicolor Crystal Archive DPII Lustre
Kodak Professional Endura Premier Metallic

C Type printers :-
Polielettronica laser labs (up to 100x50 inches, all three paper types) and Noritsu mini labs