[pure-silver] Re: Selenium toning Kentmere Paper
- From: "Jason McPeak" <mcpeak.jason@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:19:07 -0500
Humm,
I used to tone AGFA multiClassic with selenium without a problem, I think
I toned ilford as well, but I am not sure.
On 3/31/08, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> At 04:02 PM 3/31/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I recently bought a packet of KENTMERE Fineprint VC DW Fiber
> >Semi-Matte; it was the only Kentmere available. I'm getting fed up
> >of Ilford papers which are the only papers available in Montreal
> >Photo stores. So, I wanted to try Kentmere, hoping it might be a
> >suitable replacement for AGFA MultiClassic.
> >
> >I tried toning the Kentmere in Selenium 1:9 for up to 15 minutes and
> >nothing happened. Is it me or is it just the paper that doesn't
> >tone in Selenium? The Agfa paper toned so beautifully in Selenium.
> >
> >Anybody else have experiences with Selenium toning and Kentmere
> >paper? Did anything happen?
> >
> >I was just looking through the Freestyle catalogue which I received
> >with some items I had ordered and noticed that there is a Kentmere
> >Kentona paper which is described as "sensitive to both warm tone
> >developers and various toning techniques including selenium toning."
> >
> >Unfortunately, it is a graded paper available only in #2 but
> >nevertheless, has anybody had any experience with selenium toning
> >this paper? What about Kentmere Bromide paper?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Bogdan
> >--
>
>
> I've had some success toning some Arista that I think was
> Kentmere but it may not have been the same stuff. Selenium will not
> cause a noticable color change for some papers, particularly cold or
> neutral tone ones. It is still toning and will produce some
> intensification. A bleach test will probably show that the prints you
> toned _are_ toned even though there was no color change. You might
> try Kodak Brown Toner but it also is more effective in causing a
> color change in warm tone paper than cold although, like Selenium, it
> protects the image even when there is no perceptible color change.
> About the only toner which effectively changes the color of
> cold tone papers is the bleach and redevelop type like Kodak Sepia
> Toner, but one must tone fully.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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