POP

[Mark Layne]

Is there any source of POP now that Ilford/Kentmere have decided not to produce it?
Mark

 

[PHOTOTONE]

Ilford/Kentmere was the last source. Unless they make more, it is extinct.

 

[Terence]

Bummer. Hadn't checked Chicago Albumen's website in a while:
http://www.albumenworks.com/printing-out-paper.html

 

[Chazzy]

Is there any source of POP now that Ilford/Kentmere have decided not to produce it?
Mark

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that Harman has decided not to produce it—at least, not yet. As I recall, there was a problem in producing it on Harman's equipment, and they were trying to come up with a solution. I'm hoping that they will find a way to resume production of the paper.

 

[rrankin]

Chicago Albumen Works makes it pretty plain on their page here on their page here

 

[df cardwell]

weeping

 

[Guillaume Zuili]

Double weeping

 

[PHOTOTONE]

Now, I wonder, speculating a bit here, but at one time POP was a very common paper. Most manufacturers made it. I would think that Efke and Foma might have in their archives, formulas for making this paper. Has anyone considered asking them? What about Slavich in Russia?

 

[Mark Layne]

weeping

honest?

 

[df cardwell]

Honest tears, but not surprised.

POP, non-supercoated paper, a few other things Kentmere was brilliant at.
(Sold for decades in the US as Luminos)



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[Thomas Bertilsson]

Mark, at least you've got that box of Kodak Studio Portrait coming your way. I sure hope it works out for you.

I hope Harman at some point can see the value in some of those 'specialty' papers and maybe resurrect a couple. POP seems like a cool process, and the papers they had such as Art Document were from what I understand brilliant for lith printing.

- Thomas

 

[Mark Layne]

Mark, at least you've got that box of Kodak Studio Portrait coming your way. I sure hope it works out for you.

I hope Harman at some point can see the value in some of those 'specialty' papers and maybe resurrect a couple. POP seems like a cool process, and the papers they had such as Art Document were from what I understand brilliant for lith printing.

- Thomas

True Thomas, but from all i've read it doesn't keep well
Mark

 

[Guillaume Zuili]

The original Art Classic was fantastic. In Lith.. no words.