Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/25
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William
Pure Silver is a useful group.
http://www.tundraware.com/pure-silver
JBH
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "William Gower" <wgower@eco-tec.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 9:39 PM
Subject: [Leica] FB Papers ?
>
> Hello LUG'ers
>
> I had a previous post that introduced my darkroom situation. To
summarise -
> I'm developing at home, and renting darkroom space to do contact
sheets and
> final prints. I don't see this changing in the foreseeable future.
At least
> not for the next year or so.
>
> It's been a long time since I've been in the darkroom - and allot
has
> changed. What has happened to standard grade fibre based papers ?
Where are
> they ?
>
> I used to use standard grade papers, fibre based. I played with
Multi
> contrast papers briefly a while ago ('84 - '86), but never liked the
way
> they toned in selenium. Maybe it was my imagination.
>
> I checked out the Kodak, Agfa and Ilford sites on the web - all
they offer
> in FB is poly (multi) contrast papers. Kodak offers standard grade
papers,
> but only in RC.
>
> Is Seagull still making papers ? I don't remember if they offered
standard
> grades in FB. Do they have a web site ?
>
> Anyone who can shed some light here. Does anyone belong to a
darkroom
> discussion group (not newsnet) here ?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> William
>
>