Fibre Warm tone papers

[Michael Alpert]

Dave,

Lately I've been using Bergger VC Warm Tone, which I like very much. Although this paper is no longer manufactured in Eastern Europe, I have heard that Ilford will be making it for Bergger, usng the same Chloro-Bromide formula on a somewhat different base paper (This is second-hand information that perhaps someone else here can verify). With this paper (and I assume with the new Bergger paper), the choice of developer has a significant influence on the color. So-called warm tone developers produce a subtle warm brown tone which is quite lovely, while a developer like Sprint produces as cooler grey color which is also quite nice. Selenium and gold toners have more pronounced effects on chloro-bromide papers than they do on neutral tone bromide papers.

[michaelezra]

The warm effect is dependent upon the age of the developer. With older solutions (about 1 month old) you can get much warmer effects. I have read online, although have never tried, that you can force developer aging using a household microwave oven.

Forte polywarmtone plus fiber paper can give a very subtle greenish warm tone.
Ilford's warm tone fiber can give from very faint to extreme brown-chocolate tone, depending on the developer's age.