[pure-silver] Re: Kntmere VC? wasRE: Re: finding a new paper
- From: "Ralph W. Lambrecht" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:21:21 +0100
Ilford is one high-quality paper manufacturer left to us. However, their
Continental-European pricing is going through the roof. FB paper has doubled
in price over the last 12 months. The UK prices are a bout 30% below the
German prices. Their European importer is trying to make a killing. We
should all report this to Ilford, UK and complaint. They are in danger of
killing a market advantage.
Paper quality and consistency will become more difficult to get in the
future. Ilford must be best-in-class at the moment. Foma has an opportunity
to be a close second. But their papers are much softer. Looking through my
library of old pictures (60 years+), they match the Foma look pretty well. I
think the look has its place, but I would hate to miss Ilford at this point.
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
http://www.darkroomagic.com
On 2006-02-20 10:49, "Breukel, C. (HKG)" <C.Breukel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Reading your mail I understand that you find Kentmere VC less good than
> Ilford VC ?
>
> (kentmere is has a (much) nicer price tag than Ilford here in Holland, I
> use Ilford mainly, but once my stock runs low I was considering giving
> Kentmere VC (FB) a try. Thusfar I have used Kentmere Kentone 2
> occasionally, which is quite nice)
>
> Best,
>
> Cor
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher Woodhouse
>> Sent: zondag 19 februari 2006 22:26
>> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: finding a new paper
>>
>> I love Agfa Classic and admit to buying a few boxes more than usual
> when
>> their demise was apparent. From the calibration work I do for RH
> Design
>> customers, I see a lot of papers from all over the world, (mostly
> European
>> and occasionally China. IMHO there were only 3 companies that made
> good
>> variable contrast papers, Agfa, Kodak and Ilford. By good, I'm
> referring
>> to
>> long controllable contrast range, as well as good blacks at soft grade
>> settings and most importantly, consistency. I saw evidence of strange
>> tonality at soft grades with many other papers, with portions of the
> tonal
>> range virtually without contrast. I also could see colour shifts
>> throughout
>> the tonal scale (without toning).
>>
>> Agfa was my preferred choice, since with one paper I could achieve
> subtle
>> cool or warm tones and its reaction to Selenium was especially useful
>> pictorially. With Agfa and Kodak gone, we are in the hands of Ilford.
>> Their
>> coating plants are more advanced than others (or so I have been led to
>> believe by ex-employees) and you can achieve most things with
> Multigrade
>> IV
>> and Warmtone together.
>>
>> Straight prints on Fibre are very similar, but for me MG IV takes on a
>> magenta hue in Selenium, hence the reason to switch to Warmtone on
>> selected
>> images.
>>
>> I for one shall be returning to Ilford products once my Agfa paper
>> expires.
>>
>> Regards Chris Woodhouse ARPS
>> www.ktphotonics.co.uk
>>
>
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