Adorama FB VC Paper

markbarendt said:

I've used both the FB and RC varieties of the paper over the last year or so.

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Do you use a dryer for your FB paper, or some other way?

Tony-S said:

Do you use a dryer for your FB paper, or some other way?

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Magnets on refrigerator door.

I actually have decided not to buy any more FB paper (of any brand) because I'm not seeing a big enough difference in look to justify the extra work and water.

I am continuing to experiment with Adorama's FB paper. I am currently using MATTE surface variety.

Developed with DEKTOL standard dilution for 2 minutes, the paper has a slight purple tinge.

Selenium 1:40 for 1 minute increased dmax a bit but still had a bit of purple
At 2 minutes mark, it reached maximum dmax... with very little purple left.
At 3 minutes mark, it started to turn noticeably purple.
At 4 minutes mark, it turned to BRIGHT purple. At this point, dmax actually decreased.....
At no point, I was able to get pure black....

Toning with direct brown toner by LegacyPro,
Very little change at 1 minute mark.
Started to turn obvious sepia at 2 minutes mark
3 minutes mark, it had a nice antique looking sepia
5 minutes mark, the brown increased

Interesting....