Can anyone use litho film or PMT/stat paper?

[Frank R]

I was talking to guy today who is taking his old copy camera to the dump this weekend. He says he has some 20x24 litho film, and a bunch of 10x12 and 12x18 litho film, plus the PMT/stat paper; plus the chemicals.

I have no need for it, but does anyone here want it?

 

[Akki14]

I use ortho litho film for my enlarged negatives... I'm not sure all litho film is ortho, though.
Geeze my head just exploded at the idea of having a 20x24 cyanotype, sorry about that I'm not sure what the going price is for large lith film, I'd have to check freestyle.

 

[epatsellis]

Frank,
if you don't get other takers, I shoot 20x24 and 16x20 lith film in camera.


erie

 

[Mike Crawford]

Hi Frank
When I first started working in a lab in London in the 80s, I was on the 20x24 copy/process camera a lot of the time doing either line negs, (text and illustrations) or PMTs, (Photo Mechanical Transfers), and certainly, all the material was Agfa based. I'm not sure where you are based in the world, but if by chance you are in London, best to get your friend in touch with Heather and give it to her instead of the dump as I'm sure even the oldest litho film can still be processed sympathetically for alternative process negatives. PMTs haven't been used for about 20 years. Probably a process many here do not know of. They were exposed onto a negative sheet of PMT paper through a process camera and then transferred to a positive sheet through a simple machine containing a single dev/fix bath and rollers which pressed the two sheets together. When peeled apart you had a positive line print. It would be a shame, (though inevitable sadly), to see a process camera on the dump, though I expect that's where most of them ended up. With a bit of effort and a lot of imagination, the lens, bellows and glass could be used to make a mean, home made 20x24 camera.
Just an idea!
Cheers
Mike

 

[epatsellis]

Mike, you mean like:

erie

 

[Mike Crawford]

Absolutely! OK, I see it's half the size of a door, but think of what could be done with it. I am more than impressed.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[pauliej]

Now THAT could be an idea, mounting a huge camera on a door. Would help with the swing movement. Sorry for the pun.

Paul

 

[rtuttle]

I don't think you can make use of the PMT material for continuous tone reproductions. That material has typically a 3 step scale at best. Agfa did however make a PMT continuous tone material called CPTN. Check and see if that is what they have. the litho film you can make use of probably. There were 3 different type of chemistry for graphic arts film, so see what type it is. It's most likely Rapid Access which is much more stable than lith chemistry.

 

[EASmithV]

HOLY CRAP, IF HE'S THROWING IT AWAY, I'LL TAKE THE CAMERA AND/OR IT'S LENS!!!

 

[ghost]

Yeah git the glass offa that thing!

 

[Frank R]

You guys really need to look at the date on the thread before posting; it is over a year old.

I did salvage the lenses, bellows, and ground glass from the copy camera before the rest went to the dump. The thread was my effort to find a home for all of the film and chemicals he still had left. I had few, if any, takers I recall.