Freestyle "Aristacolor" RA 4 paper

[Matt Brown]

So... did anyone try this stuff?

Yep. It's Fuji CA Type II. It's nice that they sell it in affordable 50-sheet boxes

[polyglot]

Excellent; thanks!

I know what I'm papering my loungeroom with, just don't tell my wife

[DREW WILEY]

How do you actually know if it's specifically CAII ??

[Matt Brown]

How do you actually know if it's specifically CAII ??

I don't know for a fact that it is CAII, but all my testing points to it. I have been using a variety of papers - ebay-purchased Kodak Supra Endura cut from rolls, Fuji CA Type II, leftover Fuji CA Type C, and the Arista stuff - and the Arista and CA Type II look exactly the same. Same blacks, same contrast, seemingly same paper weight, and almost identical filtration.

Compared to the papers I use and my old prints (on Kodak Porta Endura, Supra, and Ultra; and Fuji Type-P) there is no distinguishing between the Arista and the Type II.

[DREW WILEY]

I might sound nitpicky, but I've got a good reason. I assume it has the Fuji imprint on the back. My main concern would be that it's not leftover Super C paper - which was fine stuff in its own right,
but not quite a good per color rendition as CAII, which also happens to be slightly thinner, and has
a little cleaner white base to it. Guess I'll have to try some. Be nice if they had 30x40 boxes again, but I assume I'll just have to cut from rolls, and only use Arista for the small sizes.

[wildbill]

The most recent (fall 2012) says made in the usa. ?