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    Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Was looking for some 8 x 20 Efke film and came across this at Freestyle ...

    http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_pro...pid=1000002932

    I have a load of black and white film developed by DR-5 as transparencies. I finally have a way to print them chemically ...

    Looking forward to trying this out. Maybe some paper negs also in the 5 x 7. Really slow so good for some special effects.

    ... and it's fiber too!! They also have RC.


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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Frickin' sweet! All kinds of possibilities. How about enlarging color transparencies onto it as well? Direct prints from in camera use may be fun too.

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    HEY!! How would one develop this? I assume this would develop like normal B&W paper? I would love to shoot 'positive paper' for some fun times!

    (edit) looks like they have 8x10 as well, awesome :-) Wonder if it would fit into 8x10 holders?

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Says it does. Sounds neat to me. Does it come in 8x10 that could be cut down to 4x5?

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    I'm gonna order a box of this, and some paper developer, I've used Kodak dektol in the past. I haven't developed paper for years though, what's a good developer combo for Efke paper? Dektol work ok?
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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel_Buck View Post
    I'm gonna order a box of this, and some paper developer, I've used Kodak dektol in the past. I haven't developed paper for years though, what's a good developer combo for Efke paper? Dektol work ok?
    Daniel .. Dektol looks like it would work fine. Appears to "act" like normal BW paper only producing a positive. I'm going to break out some color transparencies to see what I get. What a treat this will be.

    Have fun!!

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Quote Originally Posted by Stephanie Brim View Post
    Says it does. Sounds neat to me. Does it come in 8x10 that could be cut down to 4x5?
    comes in 4x5 here, as well

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    Whoa, right on! Thanks! So neat.

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    I'd be curious to see if it has high contrast and if so, can it be tamed with a soft working developer...like LC-1B for continuous tones...and I wonder how it would react to stand development, and...I'll have to get me a box and play with it.

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    Re: Efke B & W Positive Paper

    ok, I've developed my first two test shots on the paper. (in Dektol). Both came out very dark, so my ISO at 6 must be to high, I'll try a lower ISO for my metering next time.
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