So, if planning to use VC paper, keep this in mind and you might want to give a bit more development time to the negative in order to mitigate that contrast reduction when printing. - David Lyga
You should try the Cooltone FB-sounds like you'd love it!I've been printing a few of my older negatives for to use as Xmas gifts; the prints are 6x6" on 10x8" paper. I had a few sheets of decade-old Multigrade IV FB and Galerie, so thought I should use that up. Also I've been using my first pack of the new-ish Multigrade Classic FB; a beautiful paper and much different from MGIV, which in selenium toner takes a cold, blue-grey tone that is perfect for some of my images. The Classic takes a warm purple-ish tone in selenium; I want to test it further to see if I can control that.
Then there's that 40-odd sheet box of 16x20" Galerie in my darkroom...
[QUOTE="Raghu Kuvempunagar, post: 2138077],
Have you tried printing such negatives in RA4?
You should try the Cooltone FB-sounds like you'd love it!
No, I do not see the sense of printing B&W negs in RA4. I am not THAT creative. - David Lyga
Interesting, thanks for that.If you have a colour printing machine with built in roll paper transport, and the corresponding roll paper processor, or even a combination of the two, you can create very satisfying monochrome prints from black and white negatives, while still printing volumes of colour prints from colour negatives.
Those machines were the rationale for the orange mask in the Kodak C41 based black and white film - the mask made the colour printing filter choice simpler and quicker.
If you are going to do this, aim for a warm black and white, not a neutral black and white. The warmth will tend to hide any (or in some cases benefit from) any slight errors in tint.
I had a similar experience this past fall when my trusty Rokkor 58mm f1.4 became less-than-trusty and got stuck at 1.4. Tri-X in D-76 1:1. I took a wild guess for 6 stops overexposed and overcooked it a little (I think I tried 5 minutes? I’d have to go back to my notes.) but the results were scannable. With a little effort I could probably wet print them, too. It’s pretty amazing what you can get away with!I went out Thursday with one roll of Delta 400 120, my 250mm and a 2x for a quickie shoot. On the tenth frame I discovered the lens was not stopping down. It's on route to Hasselblad for repair as I type this. I just developed the film curious to see what I could get with 4-6 stops over exposed. I just picked a time of 9 and one/half minutes at 68F in ID11 1:1 (it seemed like a plan). Oddly enough the negatives look pretty good and should certainly work scanning and analog with a little work as well. I don't plan on making a habit of this but never underestimate the versatility of film.
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