ILFORD Galerie Gold Fibre Silk Paper---OBA?

I've searched the Ilford site and the web, and cannot find a statement from the company about whether there are any OBA's in this paper. Does anyone have any information. Other manufacturers list OBA content but not Ilford.

I've tested it on my Epson R3000 printer, and it has just about the best combination of color, detail and B&W of all the similar Hahnemuhle, Epson and other Ilford Fine Art papers I've tested.

Also, just what is the "fibre"? Is it cellulose fiber, i.e., paper, or is it cotton rag?

Was recently discussed here:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/in​dex.php?topic=54119.0

1. Don't overlook Harman paper, it's good too.

2. Familiar with atlex? If not, bookmark them and get on their newsletter mailing list. They recently had a sale on Gold Fibre (don't know if still active,), and have sales on it quite often at very low prices.

Picture North Carolina wrote in post #12425496
1. Don't overlook Harman paper, it's good too.

2. Familiar with atlex? If not, bookmark them and get on their newsletter mailing list. They recently had a sale on Gold Fibre (don't know if still active,), and have sales on it quite often at very low prices.

Dan,

Thanks for the tip and the recommendation.

Also, I checked with a UV Wood's lamp, and indeed the Gold Fibre Silk does have OBA's, but less than the HM Fine Art Pearl for example, which really lights up. The Ilford shines at about half that. I've also noticed on several websites and from Ilford support that the Fibre Silk has low amounts of OBA's.

However, when comparing fading on the Aardenberg site, fading is actually fractionally less in the Gold Fibre Silk than the non-OBA papers such as the HM Photo Rag Pearl and Baryta. The detail with the Ilford is noticably better to my eye in a test photo comparison, and the colors truer to my calibrated monitor. Both beat out the Epson Hot Press Fine Art paper, as far as I'm concerned, for detail and color.

Whoever suggested getting sample packs and testing each paper was right, and I've found the one I like best.

buggz wrote in post #12421362
Was recently discussed here:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/in​dex.php?topic=54119.0

This had two links that were very helpful, to the Aaardenburg site which shows fading over time to light of various papers with various inks, and to the Dinkla site which shows reflectance of various papers and the presence of OBA's.

Thanks.