[pure-silver] Re: Graded Fiber Photo Papers Today
- From: emanmb@xxxxxxxxx
- To: "pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:27:26 -0600
I'll have to agree with you on VC papers. Using multiple filters has saved many
a print & less time achieving it.
On Jan 18, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 01/13/2013 02:53 PM, richard lahrson wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Looking at the available market in graded fiber photo papers
>> there's still a number
>> of choices. There's the warmer tone Fomabrom FB 2,3 and 4. Also
>> Fotokemika's
>> Emaks FB K-888 glossy in 2, 3 and 4 grades. Ilford's got Galerie now
>> only in grades
>> 2 and 3. In contact speed there's Lodima in 2 and 3 as well as Fomabrom's
>> Fomalux FB III in grade 2 only. Then there's David Lewis's Bromoil paper
>> that
>> is unique in being non-supercoated for the Bromoil process, but can be
>> used for silver enlargements as well, available in grade 2 and 8x10 only.
>>
>> I was surprised there's a dozen! I've only used Galerie and
>> would welcome experiences with these lesser known.
>
> I've been meaning to comment on this ...
>
> I was a huge fan of the original Zone VI graded papers. The surface
> and tooth of those papers was like nothing I'd ever seen in some 30 years
> of printing and those charcoal blacks were just spectacular. When
> Calumet bought Zone VI and switched the paper to some reboxed major
> brand, I thought I'd never see good paper again.
>
> In the mean time, I learned - really learned - how to split print VC Papers
> properly. Guess what? I wouldn't go back to graded papers (for most things
> anyway) on a bet. The expressive power of VC split printing is
> something you simply cannot reasonably achieve with a graded paper. The
> ability to have effectively different contrast grades in different
> portions of the print opens up a whole new level of interpretation.
>
> I am told that Bergger brought back the Zone VI graded stuff under their
> own brand - or at least the formulation, though I never looked into it.
>
>
> All that said, what I still miss is that surface and tooth of that Zone VI
> stuff. I've never seen anything like it. If I could get a VC paper with
> that heavy weight and tooth, I'd be in print heaven.
>
> Just my .000000002 cents worth ...
>
>
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