Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 15

Thread: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

  1. #1
    New Orleans, LA
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Posts
    640

    digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop


  2. #2

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    if you go you will learn more in 2 days than people learn in a lifetime!!

  3. #3
    bob carnie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario,
    Posts
    4,939

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Richard is coming to Toronto to do a negative calibration and separation negative workshop with me this Fall... He is an amazing young man, very humble and fun to be with .
    Peter and I met him at The Halide Project in Philly, He was with Paula and Michael as an assistant the first APUG conference in 2006 , when I met him.

  4. #4
    http://www.spiritsofsilver.com tgtaylor's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    4,729

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Too bad they don't make a grade 3 paper: grade 2 is too soft for 8x10 contact printing and grade 4 is too hard. True you can soften grade 4 with Selectol Soft but why go through the hassle when there are viable alternatives?

    Thomas

  5. #5
    William Whitaker's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    NE Tennessee
    Posts
    1,423

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    I'm so glad to see that Paula is carrying on the teaching and wish her and Richard well in their endeavors.
    I only wish that I were at a point in my life where I could take advantage of their resource!

  6. #6

    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    Chicagoland
    Posts
    494

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Quote Originally Posted by tgtaylor View Post
    Too bad they don't make a grade 3 paper: grade 2 is too soft for 8x10 contact printing and grade 4 is too hard. True you can soften grade 4 with Selectol Soft but why go through the hassle when there are viable alternatives?

    Thomas
    Thomas,
    I haven't found grade 2 to be much softer than Azo grade 3, just a tad. When I ran out of grade 3 Lodima I switched to grade 2, I don't see why you can't get good contact prints from it. I use whole plate 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 and make contact prints with plenty of contrast and at times have had to try to lower it a bit with the water bath method but that can be problematic if it doesn't receive enough time in the developer. I use Fp4+ in Pyrocat HD 2:2:100 70 degrees 6 min.

  7. #7

    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    259

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Following on Thomas's point, has anyone had hands-on experience with grade 4, which they say is only slightly harder than grade 3?

    I've tried grades 2 and 3, but 3 is no longer available in the sizes I want so thinking of ordering some grade 4. My best results by far (not that I have that much experience) have been with Amidol and the water bath. Might hesitate at the prospect of Selectol and, of course, it depends on the negative, but hoping it wouldn't come to that.

    Should be a great workshop for those who are fortunate enough to attend. Fantastic they are continuing (and venturing into digital negative territory to boot) and +1 re. Richard B.

    Carl

  8. #8

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Isnt lupex about grade 3??

  9. #9

    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    1,573

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Quote Originally Posted by peter schrager View Post
    Isnt lupex about grade 3??
    Lupex is harder than Lodima grade 3. I suspect it's closer to Lodima grade 4, though I've never printed on that paper.

  10. #10
    bob carnie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Toronto, Ontario,
    Posts
    4,939

    Re: digital negs for LODIMA paper workshop

    Quote Originally Posted by Carl J View Post
    Following on Thomas's point, has anyone had hands-on experience with grade 4, which they say is only slightly harder than grade 3?

    I've tried grades 2 and 3, but 3 is no longer available in the sizes I want so thinking of ordering some grade 4. My best results by far (not that I have that much experience) have been with Amidol and the water bath. Might hesitate at the prospect of Selectol and, of course, it depends on the negative, but hoping it wouldn't come to that.

    Should be a great workshop for those who are fortunate enough to attend. Fantastic they are continuing (and venturing into digital negative territory to boot) and +1 re. Richard B.

    Carl
    Hi Carl

    if you were making digitat negs you could calibrate the software to the grade 4 paper... The silver paper I use for my Lambda is a grade 4 galerie, once the 21 step wedge is calibrated then you are good to go and personally I think this would be a good idea.

Similar Threads

  1. New run of Lodima paper
    By Michael A. Smith in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 14-Jan-2013, 15:32
  2. The new Lodima paper
    By Michael A. Smith in forum Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 6-Apr-2010, 02:43
  3. Yosemite Workshop - Digital Negs, Platinum and Gum
    By Kerik Kouklis in forum Announcements
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 22-Oct-2009, 17:34

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •