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Thanks all I think we can conclude that it is slightly heavier but I agree that at 5 grammes this is no more than a marginal advantage over the old stuff and the real improvement is in the new emulsion
I too am a little puzzled as to why it was announced as soon as it was if Ilford was not ready to do it in all sizes and surfaces and to have set in motion it s delivery to all its retailers Pure speculation on my part now but the fact that the announcement was set back by a week suggests to me that this might be the tip of the iceberg in that originally a couple of months ago or even more it attempted to put in place its roll-out plan and then events connected to Covid took over both in production and distribution. When it became clear that this was the case then it felt it was better to announce a week or so late with very limited stocks than simply say nothing, given that Tim Rudman had already mentioned a new paper and no doubt other parties involved in the plan knew something of it as well, so rumour and speculation would have taken over which wasn't in Ilford's interest. Better Ilford announce it rather than leave it to other parties to announce it by the back door Mike |
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I have found the new Portfolio listed at Silverprint, but not in stock, but the prices are, for me , quite a surprising, 9 1/2 by 12, 50 sheets, it is more expensive than MGFB Classis, which is £ 59 22 for 50 sheets compared to £ 67 89 for the Portfolio, I haven't as yet checked other prices but it seems very expensive to me,
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I touched upon this aspect when I participated a few months ago but can I ask; has anybody here tried to use the template that Ilford now provide for drawing-in the lines on the back for an address and the "weather fine , wish you were here" correspondence?
I think I said something like "no big deal" that Ilford no longer prints on the back but tonight I suddenly recalled that I had tried to write in the back of RC paper in the past and it took an age for the writing to dry enough not to smudge So has anybody tried and if so is there an ink that works OK? Ikford did do a short video which seems to suggest that any pen might be OK but that hasn't been my experience now I think about it The alternative is Terry's solution which is a printed template designed and printed then glued to the back but that presumably needs Desk Top Publishing which I don't have nor as a consequence, the skills for to do it Thanks Mike |
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RC paper has a slightly rough, but plastic covered back. Hard to write here. Biro works fine, ink worrks but needs some time to dry. Pencilw don't work. I have found a type which works. I use it for marking contact sheets. It is Stabilo 8008 (Paper*Glass*Plastic*Metal).
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The only downside, is that it's not a permanent pencil, for as stated, 'The high-quality pigments offer good, solid color that can be easily wiped off of surfaces with a damp cloth.' So I'm thinking that they might suffer going through the postal system: https://www.stabilo.com/com/products...s/stabilo-all/ Also, I haven't been able to find the new Ilford postcard template as yet, but the following link (and I'm sure they'll be lots of others) gives you pre-sized templates: https://www.cloudlabels.co.uk/label-templates/ Terry S |
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Have you tried a Sharpie pen?
Tony |
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What are these, Tony? The word Sharpie gets used a lot but I have never seen a description of what distinguishes a sharpie from say a ball-point?
I take it that sharpie is a generic term for a pen that may be made by different companies but in the rows of pens on any stationer's store how do I identify them? Uwe's stabilo sounds as if it meets the "write on any surface" requirement but as Terry says lack of permanence worries me unless it can only be wiped off by rubbing with a cloth and not handling or sweaty hands Mike |
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Terry, your link looks useful. I take it that these are labels you buy that are perforated that you then simply peel from the backing and stick to the postcard?
You can then draws lines and write the correspondence with any pen as it is ordinary paper you are writing on write so getting over the problem of the lack of adsorption of the Portfolio back? Thanks Mike |
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Sharpie is a brand name, but some people use it as a generic term - especially in the US - for what we used to call a felt-tipped pen - or a marker pen. They tend to be better quality than the generic ones you get in Tesco etc (but Tesco do sell the Sharpie brand too).
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That’s the one Bob it is basically a felt tip in varying thicknesses I have them in fine which is a bit thicker than a ball point and this week I found some extra fine in Wilkiinsons which are more like a ball point thickness. On the back of rc paper it dries almost instantly smudge free and is permanent even when washed.
Tony |
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