Oriental Seagull VC

Melvin J Bramley

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Is Oriental Seagull VC a developer incorporated paper?
I have the opportunity to purchase some old OS paper .
Experience has taught me that developer incorporated papers fog with age.
 

Don_ih

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The small amount of Seagull paper I have is still good. A few different packs, all opened who-knows-when, stored who-knows-how. But I don't know if there's any way to know if it had developer incorporated, at this point - unless if someone tests a sample. According to PhotoEngineer (here), you can easily test a sheet. Could probably be done in room light.
 

dalahorse

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I've used plenty of Oriental New Seagull VC RC Pearl (black and white cover, orange label at the bottom) of various age without fog. It's probably my favorite RC paper! I don't believe it's DI. Certainly none of the spec sheets said it was.
 

GregY

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Melvin J Bramley said:
Is Oriental Seagull VC a developer incorporated paper?
I have the opportunity to purchase some old OS paper .
Experience has taught me that developer incorporated papers fog with age.
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Melvin I still have 2.5 boxes of 16"x20" Oriental Seagull VC FB. It hasn't exhibited any fog....it just has a little less contrast range than my newer Ilford WT & Foma (both FB). I did get a stack of boxes of other papers in a estate sale (mostly kodak & ilford RC).....they were all fogged beyond use.
 

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My experience is like the others above. Unfortunately, I used the last of my Oriental Seagull up about two or three months ago. Darn! Very nice paper and easy to work with.
 

GregY

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John Wiegerink said:
My experience is like the others above. Unfortunately, I used the last of my Oriental Seagull up about two or three months ago. Darn! Very nice paper and easy to work with.
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11"x14" contact print on Oriental Seagull / Ansco 130
 

RJ-

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Melvin J Bramley said:
Is Oriental Seagull VC a developer incorporated paper?
I have the opportunity to purchase some old OS paper .
Experience has taught me that developer incorporated papers fog with age.
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No incorporated developer. The VC (Fibre based) Oriental Seagull ages very well - it's still up there on the top row for lith printing after the graded papers from Oriental Seagull.
 
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