[pure-silver] Re: Polycontrast Paper Performance / Cold lite

  • From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:28:51 -0700

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie Thorsten" <charlie_thorsten@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Polycontrast Paper Performance / 
Cold lite


> --- Ryuji Suzuki <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Charlie Thorsten <charlie_thorsten@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> > A better alternative (besides a graded paper) is
>> to use a higher
>> > contrast filtration (say grade 2) and develop in a
>> low contrast
>> > developer like Selectol Soft.  This will bring it
>> down to between
>> > grade 0-1 but maintain better low values.
>>
>> > In my experience, anyway. :)
>>
>> Does it really work that way?  In my experience it's
>> really hard to
>> modify contrast by anything like 1 to 2 grades.
>> (Lith printing is a different story.)
>
> I was surprised how much Selectol Soft lowers
> contrast,
> at least with Ilford MGFB papers.  I've had really
> good
> success so far with this method, especially diluted
> 1:3.
> Of course it's not as good as a straight Grade 1 paper
> like Galerie or Bergger, but I think it's better than
> using
> a grade 0-1 VC filter with Ilford MG paper.  YMMV.
>
> -Charlie
>
  Selectol Soft is normally used at 1:1. I suspect that at 
1:3 it appears to be lowering the contrast because the 
blacks are not at full density.

---
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

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