Adox papers

Blighty · Nov 25, 2005

Anyone used Adox papers here? What are your overall impressions. Cheers, BLIGHTY

abeku · Nov 25, 2005

I'm very fond of the ADOX FB papers. The ones I'm using are:
ADOX fine print classic arts Warmton FB (made by Fotokemika = Emaks K888)
ADOX fine print polywarmton FB (made by Forte = Polywarmtone FB)
I've been a keen user of the K888 for many years and I highly recommend it. Neutral blacks, but easy to tone. The Polywarmtone is something I've recently been taking up, but the warm tone is evident and pleasant. There's a certain dry-down factor one need to accept, though.
Both are highly recommendable papers.

timeUnit · Nov 25, 2005

I've used Fine Print Vario Classic and Fine Print Polywarmtone. The Vario Classic is neutral, slightly cold. In Dektol 1+1 it's very cold, which I like.

The Polywarmtone is warm and tones to a very warm brown in selenium.

Both are very nice and a good buy, IMO.

Blighty · Nov 26, 2005

Thanks chaps!

JBrunner · Apr 5, 2006

Well, I just tried some of this stuff (Vario Classic) and I have to admit I'm impressed. Great blacks and a nice cool tone in 130 1+1. Doesn't really change color much in selenium, just seems to take on a richer feel. It may be my new favorite paper. And its not too awful expensive.

Needed to resurect this thread and ask,
has any one else been playing with this recently?

b1ltr1te · Apr 5, 2006

I've been using the Vario Classic and like the nice cool characteristics when developed with Ilford multigrade developer.

blackmelas · Apr 5, 2006

I just ordered some ADOX graded and VC fiber based polywarmtone from fotoimpex.de. I have been trying to find a replacement for Forte which hasn't been available in Athens now for nine months and fotoimpex shipped the ADOX to me at a very good price.
I have had one session each with the graded and the VC and I have yet do do a real toning session with it although I made some scrap tests. Though they are both is called triple weight, the ADOX is lighter than the Forte, about 280g/m2 versus 330g/m2. The blacks are very nice and untoned ADOX is much warmer and has a yellow hue than untoned Forte PWT which is more neutral.
In my selenium scrap test, it doesn't shift color as fast as Forte but it will go deep reddish brown with more time or solution strength. In 1:10 KRST, ADOX changed from its warm yellow to neutral at three minutes and then started going reddish brown at six minutes. So with selenium at least there seems to be a wider range of tone available with ADOX.

I just added a print to my gallery on ADOX normal grade PWT at (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

James

Paul Howell · Apr 5, 2006

I have been using Adox for the past year or so. It seems to respond well to Dektol, Zonal Pro and Clayton. For those of us who used Dupont Adox seems to be very similar.

Bob Carnie · Apr 5, 2006

I got some Adox paper from J&C for mural lith prints and it works wonderfully.
It mimics Maco RF2 , in fact I would not be suprised if it is not. Maybe John would know and pipe in.

Ian Grant · Apr 5, 2006

The trade name Adox was owned bt Dupont, when they ceased manufacture of film & paper the machinery went to Croatia -the EFKE factory.

EFKE used to sell their films & papers using the Adox brand name. However this ceased in the 80's or 90's and the films were then branded as EFKE.

But thats to answer those that posted later.

You asked about Adox paper: I've ben using the Adox/Forte/Classic Arts/Berger Polywarmtone FB paper (its all the same) for nearly 2 years now, and it's superb. I just wish I'd started using it earlier.

Ian

Currently the Adox name is owned by Fotoimpex, Berlin, and its associates.

Adox Classic Arts paper is manufactured by Forte, the Adox CHM films by Ilford, other Adox papers & films by EFKE

Mark Layne · Apr 5, 2006

Bob Carnie said:
I got some Adox paper from J&C for mural lith prints and it works wonderfully.
It mimics Maco RF2 , in fact I would not be suprised if it is not. Maybe John would know and pipe in.

Bob
I believe I am correct in saying the Vario Classic is the same paper. It is so similar in appearance and behaviour to my stash of Dupont Varilour it seems the formula must have gone with the machinery.
My experience has been that it could use a slightly contrastier negative to get good highlight separation, and its colour in lith is good.
It shares another characteristic with Varilour, when squeegeeing a print there can be traces of metallic silver in in the removed water.
Mark

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