Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica & Tri-X & Velour Black
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 10:01:17 -0600

At 10:13 AM 2/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I haven't seen Oriental in quite a while.  Thanks for the advice.  Assuming
>its the same emulsion formula, it probably comes as close to the old Velour
>Black quality as any recent paper and was, I believe, Al Belson's paper of
>choice.  I'll look for it.

I used to love their #5 paper for very thin negatives. Then again, all of 
their paper seemed one contrast grade higher than other papers. And 
gorgeous blacks. They claim it's the old formula. I wish I had a darkroom 
to try it in.

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

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