Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of my favorite off the shelf papers. I've always been partial to a creamy tonality. When I first started learning how to print in Germany I was told to use Agfa 118. This Ilford material comes very close to it. It's too bad Oriental's original warm emulsion was discontinued, that also had a great warm tonality. A word of caution with the Ilford product, the emulsion starts peeling on the corners if left too long in the holding bath. It's very, very sensitive. I've tried it with hardened and non hardened fix to see if there is a difference in the emulsion brittleness. I couldn't tell the difference. The testing was done with the most rigorous scientific standards, I bent the prints back and forth for my conclusion. It stains easily, if your trays, and I mean all of them, are not cleaned properly. That staining can occur with both the RC and the FB. Best, Slobodan Dimitrov Dave Fisher wrote: > > Greetings, > > I've been offered to buy some Ilford WARMTONE paper at a good savings. > Having never used the paper before, can someone tell me a little about it's > characteristics? > > Regards, Dave > ------------------------------------------------------ > http://home.golden.net/~tekapo