paper/developer advice, please.

[desi8888]

After many years I am trying to return to printing my recent (kodak bw400cn) night photos. I used kodak polyfiber double weight f surface in dektol using a leitz focomat for many, many years. I was able to achive great 16x20 prints. I would appreciate any advice on paper and developer that IS available that would be similar to what I used in the past.

grateful.

 

[Marek Warunkiewicz]

A lot of great printers I know use Ilford Warmtone paper, develop in 1:1 Dektol and then selenium tone 1:5 for one minute.

Marek

 

[R gould]

Personally I like a warmtone paper,and use ilford wtfb, and develop in Fotospeed warmtone paper developer diluted at 1/29, which gives me a very warm image indeed, much warmer than using the harman warmtone,Richard

 

[desi8888]

was the kodak polyfiber considered warm or cool?

 

[desi8888]

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[desi8888]

Any advice on achiving a cold tone for night photography?
thank you for any suggestions!

 

[sepiareverb]

Polyfiber was neutral to cool. I'd give the Seagull VC a try- print color will be closer to Polyfiber with that than with a warmtone paper. Dektol is great with the Seagull as well.

 

[Anscojohn]

Any advice on achiving a cold tone for night photography?
thank you for any suggestions!

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Use a "cold-tone" paper developer. I use Ansco 103 (not a typo) which has only 1.2 gms potassium bromide per liter of stock solution. Moreover, I halve that bromide when I mix it and add benzotriazole in its place.

I think Edwal makes a "cold-tone" paper developer. I believe Freestyle sells it.

 

[brian steinberger]

Any advice on achiving a cold tone for night photography?
thank you for any suggestions!

The coldest paper I've used to so far is Oriental Seagull VC FB, wonderful! Ilfords MGIV is pretty cold too. These papers for me are developed in LPD and toned in Kodak selenium 1:9 for 3-5 minutes.

 

[paulie]

foma 112 matt + pateson acugrade, nice

 

[desi8888]

thank you!!! anyone print from kodak bw400cn?