I agree. I have had some Ilfochrome (Cibas) prints done and they are
distinctly better than any print I have personally seen from a negative.
A little while ago someone stated that hand done large prints on Fuji
Crystal Archive paper were better than Ilfochromes. I must say, though,
that I have had machine prints done on Crystal Archive to A4 size and
while they were very nice I could not see how having the same material
done by hand could bring about a significant enough jump in quality for it
to better Ilfochromes, let alone better them.
Interestingly, the lab in the UK where I had my last Ilfochromes done
advertise that they also print on Ilfocolour which they state "is probably
the finest quality colour negative printing material available"
It better be good as they charge about the same for this material as for
Ilfochromes. Does anybody have first hand experience with this material?
Giles
John Pendley wrote:
> My impression is that Cibas made from transparencies are far better
> than anything I ever got from any print film. Pricey, though.
> Actually, I did experiment a little with Ciba when I had my darkroom,
> so I know I could do it again. Do you agree that Cibas are the best
> color prints?
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