[pure-silver] Re: finding a new paper
- From: Bernard <bernard_cousineau@xxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:38:47 -0500
Shannon Stoney wrote:
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but I am trying to find a
paper that substitutes for Agfa multigrade FB. Today I tried Forte
polygrade FB, but so far I don't really like it. Maybe I need to try
different dialings on the color head, but the images look sort of flat
to me, with poor separation in the highlights. If I try for more
contrast, they get too dark in the shadows.
Ctein talks about this in his book Post Exposure. The short explanation is that
Agfa papers were better matched to films with greater highlight contrast (such
as TMax 100).
I've found the same thing in my own printing. I have a stash of Ilford Gallery
that sat unused for years because I didn't like the highlight rendition. Last
year, I started a project using Delta 3200, and now I find the Gallery to have
great highlights. You just need to match the curve of the paper to the curve of
the film.
Now that I know this, I can start shooting films that have more of a shoulder,
but I still want a paper that can print years' worth of negatives shot on TMax.
Sorry I can't recommend a paper that matches Agfa, but I'm hoping somebody else
will.
Bernard
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