Hi,Unfortunately, we only get the semimatte Kentmere; will have to mail order. But thanks for your experience with the paper. There maybe hope for me yet if i can get rid of of my brown staining problem.
By the way, what is KBT? Kodak ..... Toner Thanks! Cheers, Bogdan J Stewart wrote:
I've been using Kentmere glossy Fineprint for a few years now and typically tone in KRST 1:9 dilution. There is definitely a color shift to cold purple (which I like) after 8-15 minutes at around 65 - 70 deg. It isn't as pronounced as graded papers. KRST action is sensitive to temperature; I've found as others have that below 60 deg F, there is very little action. If I want a warmer purple, I treat the print in KBT 1:80 for 30 sec to 3 min, depending on how warm I want the result to be. 3 minute KBR treatment followed by KRST results in a tone similar to Agfa MCC in KRST alone (but not quite as 'subtle'). KBR treatment of Fineprint also tends to warm the highlights, and I don't usually like that. So experiment with thecombination to get the look you're after.I also received a trial pack of Adox II MCC. It tones more deeply thanFineprint in KRST 1:9.Kentona (grade 2 glossy) freely tones in KRST, typical of graded papers I'veused before.BTW, I like the Kentmere papers. Very stable lot to lot and less costly thanIlford. Dries flat, bright base, speed about right for my setup.JStewart Leesburg, VA -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bogdan Karasek Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:03 PM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Selenium toning Kentmere Paper 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 -- ________________________________________________________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec bogdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Canada www.bogdanphoto.com "I bear witness" ________________________________________________________________ ============================================================================ ================================= 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.
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