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Thank you! so nice to hear. I hope I can make a few more videos on Lith. Image from the weekend from a darkroom session with Easy Lith

How old is it? 60s 70s? My experience with Ilford this age has been positive in terms of traditional prints and Lith. However 80s/90s papers are hit and miss for Lith Ilford Plastika is pretty awesome stuff. Never tried Ilford Bromide. https://gavinlyons.photography/ilford-plastika-paper/

On old paper a lot for the DDR (Former East Germany) papers produced nice cold tones such ORWO. Some of the really old Agfa papers produce such a charcoal like effect. Which I like very much. I suspect the 'Samum Austron Bromaton' print above is an Afga recipe. I've also couple of boxes of...

Seagull paper is fine and dandy amazing to Lith when you can find it and pay for it. Often taking the risk of purchasing old papers with anything that has 'Brom' in the title will do a good job too. A lot of weird and truly wonderful stuff goes under the radar which is just stellar. Samum...

Lovely set of images, I'm in for a treat then with Fortezo. Admittedly I've only used Moersch Easy Lith and not SE5 yet.

If anyone is interested I have series on videos on Lith on my YT channel

Any well balanced negative will work, just expose +2 stop over. Easy Lith is great, I recommend heating it up to 30 degs C

Just got a box 12x16" WT Oriental Seagull VC-FB so I'm looking forward to using it. Recent I got given 10 sheets of Forte - Fortezo Musuem Weight Glossy Tropical 11x14" Glossy FB, quite a curiosity what results will come out of this.

Thanks for sharing the link. I'm never sure if anyone reads my ramblings on Lith.

Film Dev : Rodinal / XTOL (25 - 200 ASA) & HC110 (400 ASA) all good choices. I use Spur N Acurol has great shelf life. Paper Dev : ADOX paper developer in powder form. I mix into 5L and use 1 L when I need it, cheap. Otherwise Kodak Dektol Stop bath : Citric acid and water, inexpensive and...

I build my own and made a YT video and article about it. I think it should help you. I've used it for VDB and Cyanotype. https://gavinlyons.photography/uv-led-box/