Ilford Ortho Plus 4x5 for masking?

[M Carter]

I'm having good results with Arista's ortho-lith film for many masking uses, but feeling the need for something more... um, "non-litho" for some things. Got a box of Fomapan 100 4x5 to experiment with (man, the stuff is cheap) - but Ilford's Ortho sounds interesting as it seems there's a lot of tonal control available.

Anyone have success with it, and any tips? I tend to use HC-110 for mask development, I have a bunch and I never got to love it like Rodinal; I use DD-X when I don't want grain with faster films.

 

[Bob Carnie]

I'm having good results with Arista's ortho-lith film for many masking uses, but feeling the need for something more... um, "non-litho" for some things. Got a box of Fomapan 100 4x5 to experiment with (man, the stuff is cheap) - but Ilford's Ortho sounds interesting as it seems there's a lot of tonal control available.

Anyone have success with it, and any tips? I tend to use HC-110 for mask development, I have a bunch and I never got to love it like Rodinal; I use DD-X when I don't want grain with faster films.

I use this film for making full tone enlarged negatives in HC-110 I am sure its great for making masks.