Sizes For Lodima Fine Art™ Paper

[Richard K.]

It's truly great that we will finally have what is purported to be an outstanding contact paper at a reasonable cost, with a test run available now and a production run early in 2090. I notice that the sizes available will include 8x10, 11x14 then 8x20 then 20x24. I would like to make a request that we forgo the somewhat unnecessary 8x20 size and that 16x20 be made available instead. I can see that this size (8x20) would benefit *8x20 users (I'm one) but it's easy enough to cut 16x20 in two. 16x20 will be more useful (and cheaper!) to users of 14x17 than 20x24 (which can also be cut to give three 8x20 sheets) and it's only a marginal hardship to cut 16x20 in two.

Very happy that it's double weight!

*and 7x17, but 16x20 will offer the same wasteage for 7x17 users as 8x20 paper

[Andrey Donchev]

Whole plate will be nice too.

[John Bowen]

20x24 yields 1 16x20 and 2 8x10s. I shoot 7x17 and use 2 8x10s to "proof" all my negatives. I also use the 8x10 paper to work up the final prints before switching to my 8x20 (cut down from 20x24) to make the final prints. This allows me not to wind up with 8x20 paper in the waste can. Of course what helps is that I have a lot of Canadian Grade 2 in 8x10 and some in 20x24 with the same emulson #.

Michael discusses "special sizes" on his website. Just get your 14x17 buddies together with others that would like 16x20 and place an order. More work? Yes, but if you can demonstrate the demand, Michael will respond.

Best wishes,

[David A. Goldfarb]

Hey, if the three guys out there who shoot 14x17" want to put in an order for that size, I could be interested, since it would cut in half easily for 7x17" (and I have a nice 7x17" contact printing frame, so if I want to use it for that format, the paper has to fit).

[Steve Sherman]

I am waiting for whatever becomes available for 7x17, doesn't really matter to me I'll support the size that comes out.

[Sal Santamaura]

Whole plate will be nice too.

In this case, I disagree with promoting 6-1/2 x 8-1/2. Especially now that the paper will be double weight.

Printing "whole plate" negatives on 8x10 paper means one has a nice margin around the edges for handling. It also affords an opportunity to corner mount and cover with a window overmat, thereby avoiding the need to dry mount. Double weight 8x10 will be fine with me!

[Andrey Donchev]

Sal, I just don't want to lose those borders! Second: centering the film exactly on the bigger sheet was always an issue for me. And if you want borders you can always buy 8x10. This size is not questioned.

[SAShruby]

As 8x20 shooter, I personally would buy either 16x20 or 20x24. Currently, I have pleaced order for 20x24. Having 8x20 is a luxury.

BTW, which safelight will need to be used, same as AZO paper?

[Richard K.]

As an 8x20 AND 14x17 shooter, I'm OK with 20x24 since I can get my 16x20 sheet for 14x17 AND a left over sheet of 8x20 for 8x20. But I just thought that since 8x20 can be so easily cut from 16x20 and 16x20 will benefit the single format user of 14x17, why not do that instead of JUST 8x20?

[Jim Noel]

" production run early in 2090."

I am 79. I don't think I can wait until 2090 for anything.