I just printed my first FB prints!

[Markok765]

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]

Congratulations Marko! Great to hear your progress!

 

[Markok765]

Got to go agitate that last print in the fix.

 

[dancqu]

...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]

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

 

[FrankB]

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]

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]

Dear Marko...

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

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN tcehnology Limited

 

[wfe]

Congrats Marko!!! Fiber is wonderful.

Regards,
Bill

 

[Markok765]

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]

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]

So Marko!

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

 

[Markok765]

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

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

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

- Thom