Forte Polywarmtone FB+

[Bruce Osgood]

Anybody have the 'poop' sheet that comes in the box of paper? Can you tell me what is indicated as grade 00 and 0 filtration under the Kodak single filter column?

I lost mine and Forte no longer has a web site, Thanks.

 

[ath]

Adox Polywarmtone is the same paper.

 

[Bruce Osgood]

Adox Polywarmtone is the same paper.

I didn't know that... Thank you.

 

[Alex Hawley]

Adox Polywarmtone is the same paper.

I didn't know that either. Anyone have an idea how to get it here in the USA? Are there any availability issues?

 

[kiku]

Hi Bruce: My "Forte Polywarmtone Plus" data sheet says:

Effective Grade Kodak Polymax Filter
1 0
2 1.5
3 2.5 or no filter
4 4
5 4.5

Also if you go to the referenced Adox website and "carefully" read the
Polywarmton FB section it mentions that as of Jan 01 2007 the paper is available until supplies last and that they are "planning" to "recreate a paper with similar characteristics" sometime in the future. To me the key words here are "planning", "recreate" and "similar".
Also mentioned is "the new ADOX Fine Print 'Polygrade' Warmtone"...."more brilliant than the predator Classic Polywarmtone".

More, Adox says: "Safelight: red only". The Forte sheet says "compatible with Kodak OC safelights and most Red or Orange safelights"....

The Adox product was possibly (probably) repackaged Forte and have they been successful in recreating their own?
I hope that this info helps and so too my opinion.
Howard Tanger

Anybody have the 'poop' sheet that comes in the box of paper? Can you tell me what is indicated as grade 00 and 0 filtration under the Kodak single filter column?

I lost mine and Forte no longer has a web site, Thanks.

 

[PVia]

So, according to that chart, the PW+ FB is slightly less contrasty than what you'd expect?

IE, using a #2 filter gets you a grade 1.5? Is that correct?

 

[L Gebhardt]

So, according to that chart, the PW+ FB is slightly less contrasty than what you'd expect?

IE, using a #2 filter gets you a grade 1.5? Is that correct?

That's been my experience.

 

[Bruce Osgood]

That's been my experience.

So, to achieve a grade 5 contrast, as in split grade printing, is it not possible with the recommended Magenta 130 or would you go up to a Magenta 150 or so?

 

[L Gebhardt]

When I was calibrating this paper for my Ilford 500 head with the RH Designs Analyzer I could not get the paper to go above grade 4 to 4.5 (ISO 68). For split grade I would just use max magenta. Because of the way the Ilford head works (blue and green filters) I am not sure if the results are directly comparable. However I know when I use this paper with the color head it has less contrast, I just never measured it in any way.