Kentona - lith replacement

[Jerevan]

I need to replace my favourite lith paper, Kentona (non-cadmium), as the small stock I still have is rapidly depleted.

What comes closest to this? - it's a quite subdued lith effect, good warm tone and capable of keeping wonderful high values.

I love Fomabrom Variant III but it's a too bit grainy to serve the more subdued feeling I am looking for. Been thinking about trying Adox Nuance but I am told it's a slow paper.

What sort of lith does Adox MCC give? Any other ideas except the good old orange-fruity Fomatone?

 

[Dan Henderson]

I have never used Kentona so I can't speak to how it compares to anything else. But I can say that Fomatone liths wonderfully. According to Tim Rudman it is the warmest emulsion in lith developer. I used to take the color pretty far into the "orange-fruity" color you describe, but I have lately come to appreciate the delicate pinky color that comes with quite fresh but highly diluted developer, and keeping the exposure to just enough to get a little tone in the highlights.

 

[Mark Fisher]

Try Ilford Multigrade Warmtone. It is pretty close. Also, you may want to consider Fomatone toned with selenium or gold toned. The links are to my flickr account and show some examples.

 

[Ian Grant]

Ilford were working on a new Lith paper, it's worth asking Simon Galley if there's any news about this.

Ian

 

[Dan Henderson]

Mark: what kind of results are you getting with ILWT in lith? I have tried a couple of times and have not been impressed.

 

[Mark Fisher]

Mark: what kind of results are you getting with ILWT in lith? I have tried a couple of times and have not been impressed.

It is pretty subtle, but then so it Kentona. Personally, I don't care for either one for lith. In fact, I have a partial box of Kentona that I'd be willing to sell for a reasonable price!