Ilford RC MGIV - good for paper negatives?

[Vonder]

Never made one before, but now I might. Is this paper a good, bad, horrible, impossible choice for making paper negatives?

 

[domaz]

Multigrade paper for paper negatives might not be the best choice. Your contrast will be pretty unpredictable. Maybe try a low contrast graded paper instead. That way you can control contrast easier when printing it.

 

[ann]

we have used that paper in my expermential darkroom class, students had a great time and wonderful results.

 

[fschifano]

You might want to use it in conjunction with a yellow filter to tone down the contrast a bit. That's pretty much what I've found with other VC papers used in camera to form a paper negative.

 

[Fotoguy20d]

I've been having the reverse experience using this paper for negatives. I tend to get fairly low contrast, although not easily predicted or controlled. I was going to buy some Arista paper in Grade 2 - much cheaper than the MG IV.

Dan

 

[fschifano]

I've been having the reverse experience using this paper for negatives. I tend to get fairly low contrast, although not easily predicted or controlled. I was going to buy some Arista paper in Grade 2 - much cheaper than the MG IV.

Dan

Interesting. Are you letting the paper develop fully or do you tend to pull it early to prevent it becoming too dark? But I agree, a graded paper is the best way to go if you're up to doing this sort of thing.