ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited : SELENIUM Toner

[Fintan]

Press release on Selenium Toner

 

[Oren Grad]

The reaction of the selenium on the silver halide (AgX) of the print hardens the adherence of the image to the paper, thereby improving its stability, permanence and archival properties

Ummm, what does this mean? Have the Harman folks discovered a new chemical mechanism, or is this just marketing fancy?

 

[davec]

It is fair to say our RC products do not lith as well as some other papers .

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology

Thanks for the news Simon. On the subject of lith, would there be any mileage in trying to get Ilford IRP 110 produced again? I've never used it but I'm looking at some stunning lith prints in Gene Nocon's book "Photographic Printing" made with this paper.

Kind Regards,
Dave.

 

[Terrance Hounsell]

Selenium toning of Ilford WT Fibre Based

I have used many Ilford products over the years and have been very happy with them. One product that I used sparingly is Ilford WT Fibre paper. It is a wonderful product and the Dmax is incredible. However, it has limited use in my darkroom because I had had trouble controlling the warmth during toning. It is usually far too intense.

So my 5 cents worth is that the new selenium toner should be capable of toning the WT Fibre with minimal effect on warmth; the untoned warmth is more than enough for my taste. To this end some testing should be done on the effect of dilution and other variables on colour change.

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

2006 is ending soon, so have any of you got your hands on the toner yet? I don't see it on shelves in Montreal, but I suppose my dealer is lazy.

 

[Fintan]

On the subject of lith, would there be any mileage in trying to get Ilford IRP 110 produced again?

Are there any examples of prints online that we can see?

 

[Rob Skeoch]

Is there a product number from Ilford for this item?
-Rob

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

Rob, you can find a fact sheet on Ilford's web site.