Thanks. I LOVED those papers. I was printing on those in a army Special Services photo lab when I was stationed in Germany in 1974-75. When I can back to the states I was a 25 minute drive to Freestyle and made regular runs to keep it in stock. I bemoan the loss of Grade 6 as I’dI nailed the Sabbatier effect with it. Now I am relying on a developer (the Jolly formula) more than the paper and it’s just not the same.
Very nice.
IMHO, the Sabbatier effect makes the picture.
I'm impressed that you still have stocks of good Brovira, mine went down to high base fog some years ago.
Martin
Very nice.
IMHO, the Sabbatier effect makes the picture.
I'm impressed that you still have stocks of good Brovira, mine went down to high base fog some years ago.
Martin
It was a while ago but, no, I remove it from the developer, rinse it then place it in a tray of water under the enlarger, remove the negative carrier, and make the exposure there. It would have been easier with two enlargers but just had the one. Nowadays I’ve rigged up a second light, equipped with some diffusers, and hooked to a timer. I like putting the print in water so I don’t pick up artifacts from the water spots. I’ve also experimented with squeegeeing the print after rinsing and exposing it just flat on the countertop. I really can’t say what works best. I didn’t mention it my processing description but I usually give the prints a short time in Farmers Reducer to regain the highlights.
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