Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used both RC surfaces. Worked out just fine. Behind glass, you can't really tell what one used. I do plan to use their fiber, sometime down the road. S.d. On Oct 23, 2010, at 5:49 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > The Foma papers, and the Foma films, are made in Hradec Kr?lov? in the > Czech Republic. I visited last year, as I have each time I've been to > the Czech Republic since 1999. > > It's nice, but it's resin coated, so the surface isn't quite as nice > as fibre base papers. The image colour is much more neutral than Azo > in anything other than some esoteric developers, which is nice. > Purists may also be put off by it not being a pure chloride contact > paper, but I don't really care which particular halide my silver salts > are. > > Marty > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Richard Man > <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: >> Rabiner quipped: "I think in about 8 or ten years some people will >> get >> wistful and wonder what its like to shoot one of their film cameras >> or backs >> again. When that happens I'm sure the film will be made in Croatia >> in a >> nice little mini factory and cost 33.3 bucks a roll..." >> >> How right you are. >> >> The last great contact paper was Kodak Azo. While Weston and others >> used >> other paper besides it, it had a great reputation because it was, >> well, the >> last one left. >> >> But then Kodak finally killed it 4-5 years ago. And then there is >> no more >> contact paper left. >> >> Michael Smith and Paula Chamlee, major proponents of the paper, >> went as far >> as making their own version called Lomida, which gets rave review. >> >> Except it costs $$: $6 a sheet (16x20) and you have to buy in pack >> of 50 >> sheets. >> >> Then I noticed Freestyle has "NEW: Fomalux III FB Contact Speed >> Paper" so I >> got a pack of 8x10 and a pack of 16x20 to try out. No doubt it's >> made in a >> Eastern European factory somewhere. Slightly cheaper at $4 a sheet >> (16x20) >> and you can buy pack of 25. >> >> Compared to Adox 110, I think I am using at least 6 stops more light. >> >> But WOW..... the Adox is good, but Fomalux III is.. fantastic. >> >> The only downside is, I need sleep.... but after I make one more >> print. This >> stuff is good. >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >> replies in your msgs. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information