[pure-silver] Re: Agfa Paper Equivalent
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:17:54 -0700
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From: "ERoustom" <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 5:28 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Agfa Paper Equivalent
On Jun 8, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Dennis Purdy wrote:
You might however give a try to EMAKS graded
chlorobromide paper. I have been using it in the last
week and though it is glossier than the old Agfa it has
a finer more delicate rendition of fine detail than VC
it seems to me.
Freestyle's website says the following regarding the
Emaks:
"Note: This paper is listed on the Fotokemika Emaks
datasheet as grade #1 but it is actually closer to a
grade #2 by U.S. contrast grade standards."
If I'm using Ilford VC and being used to its range (0-5),
am I thinking of it in U.S. contrast, or European
contrast?
E.
AFAIK there is an ISO standard for paper contrast.
However, the curve _shape_ and surfaces can affect the
visual contrast. Also, I have no idea of how well the
smaller manufacturers follow the standards. Kodak and Ilford
contrast was the same.
At one time AGFA contrast numbers were one number
higher than Kodak for the same contrast, i.e., AGFA No.3 was
the same as Kodak No.2 but AGFA changed this many years ago
(1980s I think but am not certain).
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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