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From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki)
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Subject: Re: darkroom paper
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 00:28:23 EDT
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It usually takes me several prints to get an image right. I learn a lot
about a negative by making a print, especially with 35mm negatives.
Things like contrast, overall tonality, sharpness, shadow detail can
transfer from RC to fiber, especially if you are familiar with both
types of paper.

It used to be that there was a lot of difference between the cost of RC
and fiber paper, especially the better papers (Medalist and Portriga
were my favorites). It has been years since I bought RC and fiber paper
at the same time and I just carried the old idea forward. But Herb Barad
is right. These days the difference is only a few dollars for a box of
100 sheets.  So, I'm changing to fiber base all of the time.

Fiber paper is a pain to wash and dry. Even with a decent washer it
still takes hours. Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this
easier?

> > > I too use the method of printing first on an RC paper before going with
> > > a fiber paper. Not only is it easier, but it is cheaper as well.
> > >   Marty Sasaki			net:   sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
> > 
> > I don't understand how you can "learn" to print a negative on RC and then
> > print it on fiber paper....
> > Herb Barad	[USC - Signal and Image Processing Institute]
> 
>    For me, learning to print a negative is not as much a matter of figuring
> out how long to leave it under the enlarger and in the developer. Instead, 
> learning a negative involves deciding what values are pleasing for that
> image...
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  Marty Sasaki				net:   sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
  Havard University Science Center	phone: 617-495-1270
  One Oxford Street
  Cambridge, MA 02138