I was shocked at how terrible the tones were. Yes, that had very deep blacks, but the large prints just had no life to them. Then I noticed a hallway in a balcony where there was a row of his contact prints. I was blown away. I do not believe I have ever seen any prints more beautiful than those contact prints.
.....she looked at my photographs, she said that while my prints were indeed fine prints, something was missing.
Like Edward Weston.
I can't speak for Dinesh, but perhaps his point is levity.... Something that might be beneficial to this thread along with a little humility.And your point is?
The way I've described it is--it's not so much that the paper is more beautiful than enlarging papers, but an Azo type paper or the new Lodima paper, which I've tested, makes it possible to use a longer scale neg (about one zone more contrast) with more detail, and to render that detail easily on the print. I have negs that print well on enlarging papers and make similar prints on Azo, but I have negs targeted to Azo that make excellent prints on Azo that couldn't be made easily on enlarging papers.
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Does that mean that negatives processed specifically for contact printing on AZO or Lodima, benefit being developed to a higher contrast than those for enlarging papers? Also, which modern film and developers work well with these type of papers? So far, this thread has only mentioned the availability of the new paper and not how to get optimum results from the product.
These questions are not specifically for David, it`s just that I noticed what I have highlighted in bold. :confused:
Whoa Michael, I saw your post on the "smokin deal" for a 5x7 or 10x10 Durst. As you know I already have a 5x7 Durst in my darkroom... But how about that rusty and dusty Linhof that's sitting unused and lonely on the floor of your closet?
Help finance that 1150 GS.
Obviously amidol is the preferred developer for this type of paper, but if one does not have any amidol, what would be the next preferred developer? I know this is a subjective question.
I have no experience with silver chloride papers and I don't have LF negatives to contact print, but who knows in the future, plus I'm thinking about contact printing my 6x7cm negatives.
plus I'm thinking about contact printing my 6x7cm negatives.
Now, I am not an Azo expert by any means when it comes to printing, but I am an expert in reading these sensitometric curves. Ilford MGIV and Kodak Polycontrast were similar to the Kodabromide. They are all quite different than Azo, and these differences go towards explaining all of the "mystery" here. It is no mystery to me. It is by design!
PE
Well Kirk, since you have never printed on silver chloride paper your comments really are meaningless.
Michael A. Smith
To answer Keith Tapscott and Travis Nunn:
Just relax about all of that stuff and go make new pictures.
Michael A. SMith
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