I just printed my first FB prints!

Markok765 · Jul 19, 2006

Yes! i love the texture of the paper, and easy to use. i did 4 prints on ilford multigrage IVFB double weight and agfa multicontrast classic FB. i need to be careful lifting with the tongs. prints are washing right now and they look beautiful. i will use FB for everthing except contact copies and non-special prints. now where to buy that seluilm toner...

JBrunner · Jul 19, 2006

Congratulations Marko! Great to hear your progress!

Markok765 · Jul 19, 2006

Got to go agitate that last print in the fix.

dancqu · Jul 19, 2006

Markok765 said:
...i need to be careful lifting with the tongs.

I've fingers to do the lifting; naked fingers. I don't
think tong or glove use in the darkroom came into
use until well after I got started. Dan

Blighty · Jul 19, 2006

Well done kid! Hope you don't suffer the dry-down blues

FrankB · Jul 19, 2006

dancqu said:
I've fingers to do the lifting; naked fingers. I don't
think tong or glove use in the darkroom came into
use until well after I got started. Dan

I also use fingers for FB paper, but gloved.

I suffer from a very mild form of contact dermatitus and prefer the minor inconvenience of gloves to the rather more major inconvenience of salt-water blisters along the sides of my fingers.

People's tolerance to all forms of chemicals differs quite widely. You may want to play it safe, Marko.

Congratulations on your first fibre prints! May they be the first of many.

pentaxuser · Jul 19, 2006

As far as chemicals and finger contact is concerned you may want to consider a Nova Quad processor. Prints are handled by Nova grips which avoids contact with the prints. Novas have other benefits as well but I won't go into anymore detail as there are plenty of threads on Novas.

pentaxuser

Simon R Galley · Jul 19, 2006

Dear Marko...

Well done and thank you for using our paper...

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN tcehnology Limited

wfe · Jul 19, 2006

Congrats Marko!!! Fiber is wonderful.

Regards,
Bill

Markok765 · Jul 19, 2006

wfe said:
Congrats Marko!!! Fiber is wonderful.

Regards,
Bill

Im flattening the prints now, i air dried them flat and now they are in a book

PhotoJim · Jul 19, 2006

I get my fibre prints mounted when I get them framed... flattening doesn't seem to be terribly necessary.

For portfolio prints, flattening is a great idea.

I love how prints look on fibre paper. I have a few pictures that I've printed on both RC and fibre. For some reason, there is more character in the fibre images. The pictures are visibly different even though the emulsions are essentially identical. I can't quite explain it, but it's undeniably there.

BWKate · Jul 19, 2006

So Marko!

What about your postcards? Are they in the mail yet? Did you print them on fiber?

Markok765 · Jul 19, 2006

No, ilford MGIV RC. would take too long on FB, in the mail tomomorow!

Thomas Bertilsson · Jul 19, 2006

Way to go! Keep printing fiber. It's beautiful!

- Thom

I just printed my first FB prints!

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