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From: rob@asgb.UUCP (Rob Greenbank)
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Subject: Re: darkroom paper
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Date: Tue, 23-Apr-85 10:23:41 EST
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>      how do you rate your normal darkroom paper?

On recommedation of a professional photographer of about 20 years, I've
been using Kodak Elite paper.  I have compared it to a number of
others, and I've always been satified with it.  I've never tried Ilford
Galarie, which was rated by Modern Photography (apr '85) as being
a cut above the others (it's blacks are considerably blacker that the
competition, and it's whites are as white as any).  I intend to try
galerie next, based on that report.

In any case, RC paper is considerably easier to work with than fiber
based paper.  No matter what I'm printing, I always print a negative on
pearly RC paper until I "learn" how to print that negative (contrast,
burning, dodging, etc.).  I chose pearly for this because I find its lower
gloss easier to look at.  A lot of the time I decide during this stage
that the negative I'm working with isn't really that special, in which
case I stop there.  If it turns out to be a good negative, I then will
make my final print(s) on fiber, carefully recording exactly what I've
done for future printing (including burning and dodging times).

I know many who feel that fiber paper isn't worth the extra hassles in
processing (MUCH longer times, and unless you have a fiber dryer it will
curl when it dries).  I like the results fiber gives, but also don't like
the extra hassle, so I've chosen this method as a comprimise.  The best
thing to do is, as always, experiment.

	Rob Greenbank
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