Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/03

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Subject: Re: what's the Scala image made of?
From: Henry Chu <doctorc8@entertain.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 11:24:37 -0700
 
Jack Campin wrote:
> 
> Some people here have mentioned Agfa Scala lately.  Does anybody here know
> what sort of technology it is? - is it chromogenic like Ilford XP-2 or is
> the final image formed in real (archivally durable) silver grains?  If the
> latter, what happens to it on selenium toning?

Jack,

It is a silver -based image.  (I just looked at it under the microscope
to confirm the silver grains.)  I have not toned any of my slides and
have not heard of anyone doing so.

Henry