Re: [Leica] Gradation of bw print material: which is steeper?

["Joe Stephenson" <joeleica@flash.net>]

Dear Peter,
"Steepness" I take to mean contrast. High contrast papers have steep density
curves; lower contrast papers have more gradual density curves. Howevfer,
papers can vary between makers, and between batches. And if your paper was
remainders," there may have been a reason. Old paper can behave abnormally,
and that could be what causing your problem. If conditions are good, modern
papers provide consistent performance. I just finished an afternoon in the
darkroom. I used three brands of paper, some  RC, and some FB. An exposure
that was right for one brand or type of paper was usally about the same when
changing papers. One test strip, and your are set. I've learned to junk
paper if it starts to act funny.
Sincerely,
Joe Stephenson
- -----Original Message-----
From: Peter Niessen <niessen@ifh.de>
To: Leica User Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 4:13 PM
Subject: [Leica] Gradation of bw print material


>Hi,
>
>I just come out of my darkroom (i.e. my kitchen). Today I got a
>remainder of glossy Ilford RC paper in gradtaion 2 and 4. Usually I'm
>using foma baryt paper, gradation normal. I already found the
>,,normal'' foma paper quite hard, but the Ilford 2 seems to be as
>steep as the ,,normal'' foma.
>
>Now my question: Does anyone know if RC paper is steeper than baryt?
>
>I'm a bit confused...
>
>Cheers, Peter N.
>
>