Bergger query -

[Resoman]

I'm starting to work with the Bergger VCCB paper and a non-photographic question has occurred to me:

How do you pronounce "Bergger"?

Is it pronounced the same as the ubiquitous fast food product, or is it something more exotic?

Just wonderin'...


Gary,

East Snook, TX

 

[srmcnamara]

ber-JAY. it's french

 

[Aurelien]

Nope. You have to pronounce it Bergger, as if it was german. And I am french

You want to know what it means? You are going to smile...

BERnadette et Guy GERard, the initials of the founders ... Mr Gerard says {bergger} with a G sound

 

[wildbill]

Hmmm.......burgers

 

[bdial]

Now that we know how to pronounce it, how do you like it? I've been thinking of trying it.

 

[Resoman]

Thanks to Aurelien for the interesting story behind the Bergger name - give my best to Bernadette and Guy!

In regards to the Bergger paper, it's most similar to the Ilford MGWT of any of the papers I've been using, though initially a little less warm than the Ilford. I like the color of the Bergger paper after five minutes of 1:10 selenium.

I only made small test prints today; I'll have some stronger opinions after making some real enlargements, of course.


Gary,

East Snook, TX

 

[Aurelien]

Variable NB is the most beautiful paper I have ever tested. Dark blacks, the whitest base, flat after drying... My favorite.

 

[Ole]

I prefer fixed-grade papers - and Bergger's papers are among the very best. For those rare scenes which really need it, there's nothing better than "Silver Supreme".

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

Obligatory French lesson:

 

[Gary Holliday]

I prefer fixed-grade papers - and Bergger's papers are among the very best. For those rare scenes which really need it, there's nothing better than "Silver Supreme".

I'm a fan of this paper also. What type of subjects do you print on it?

 

[MMfoto]

I about died in the store yesterday when I saw a fresh pack of VC CB on the shelve. That's the best news I've had in a long while. I guess I'm out of the loop.

 

[Laurent Daurios]

New Bergger VCB looks like Ilford Warmtone (certainly same paper) & is very different from Forte PW

 

[George Papantoniou]

This was my first thought when I saw that Fotoimpex stores the two new Bergger papers... both VC, one neutral toned (like Ilford MG IV) and one warm toned (like Ilford MG Warmtone)... too much a coincidence, although we'll have to test them first before jumping to conclusions...