In my personal darkroom I have ONLY used red safelight. While there have been other darkrooms that I have printed in, I just love the darkness of the red darkroom. It is home. Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 http://e.neilsen.home.att.net http://ericneilsenphotography.com Skype ejprinter > -----Original Message----- > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BOB KISS > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:11 PM > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: what planet have I been on??? > > Thanks Richard and Peter, > I haven't yet bought the Bergger paper...I was considering it but I > just found that recommendation a bit strange. Yes, I also assumed that > their paper might have more sensitivity into the yellow region. I do have > 1-A filters which I use for ortho materials but it just seemed strange > when > I have had no problems with other papers. > Peter, never tried Forte...I was considering Bergger. > CHEERS! > BOB > > -----Original Message----- > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 6:35 PM > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: what planet have I been on??? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:39 PM > Subject: [pure-silver] what planet have I been on??? > > > > DEAR PURE SILVERS, > > > > For decades, when printing with variable > > contrast (aka > > multigrade) papers I have used Wratten 0C (amber/orange) > > safelights with 15 > > watt bulbs no less than 6 feet away from my paper. I > > regularly do fog tests > > and have never discovered any fog for up to 15 minutes > > under the safelights. > > > > I was just checking the Bergger site and they > > recommend 1A (red) > > filters for their VC/MG papers. What planet have I been > > living on? Did I > > miss something these last 30 years? > > > > CHEERS! > > > > BOB > > I don't know why Bergger recommends the 1A, perhaps > their papers are sensitized further into the green/yellow > region that most VC paper. The 1A is safe for any VC paper > (or graded paper) but most people find a red safelight less > comfortable to work under than the OC. Have you made a > fogging test of the Bergger paper using the OC filter? > I don't think there is any reason to switch to a red > filter for papers that recommend the OC or Ilford > equivalent. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ========================================================================== > == > ================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > ========================================================================== > =================================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.