Paper negatives

[tenderobject]

hi guys! any of you had tried using fogged papers for negs?

[FlashGordon]

I am now the proud owner of an approx. year 1910 18x24 "Reisekamera" beautifully handcrafted in cherrywood. The meisterstück came with a nice bunch of lenses incl. 2 Emil Busch, an E. Suter, 2 Goertz Dagor, a Hugo Meyer "weitwinkel" and a Johs. Schneider all in excellent condition taking the age in consideration. This is my very, very first large format paper negative attempt. Unfortunately I do not have a scanner but made a simple light box of white cardboard, a white acrylic plate, a flash and my digital camera. Inverted, slightly cropped and adjusted in PS.


Ilford MGIV RC in Multigrade developer
Reisekamera, E. Suter Rapid Aplanat No.2 at F8 6 sec. with a 500W and a 1000W tungsten lamp.

Your comments appreciated

[rjbuzzclick]

Two more from me:


Shure Model 2A (paper negative) by rjbuzzclick, on Flickr


Untitled by rjbuzzclick, on Flickr

[cowanw]

I found this thread so fascinating that I jumped right in and got some paper and chemicals and made a few negatives. I want to make some contact prints, but they are not turning out. I am just using the bathroom for a darkroom (yes, it is totally dark). I thought I could just turn on the room lights to expose the print. No matter what I do the prints are just a very low contrast gray.
Am I correct in assuming that I need a more focused light source like an enlarger?
I also tried a Nikon SB80DX flash with some really strange results.
I haven't done any darkroom work since Jr High in the mid 70's so I really have no idea what I am doing, other that having fun!

If the picture uploaded this is: the paper negative, inverted in PS, lousy contact print
Attachment 82784

You have paper white in your negative but not really a full black. So your darkroom is dark and your paper is not fogged.
Maybe more exposure to the negative? or is the developer weak or old?

[Mattk]

15" Velostigmat SF set at 5 and f/4.5. Ilford MG at ASA 6.
Dektol. Feels good to see paper in the try again

[cosmicexplosion]

15" Velostigmat SF set at 5 and f/4.5. Ilford MG at ASA 6.
Dektol. Feels good to see paper in the try again

Lovely image soft and well lit. Captured the innocence well.

[rjbuzzclick]

hi guys! any of you had tried using fogged papers for negs?

I've just started using some Kodabrome II RC (grade 3) paper from the early 1990s for paper negatives. The accordion shot just above on post #245 was shot on that. I need to experiment more with it, but I like the results so far.

[jnantz]

cameraless paper negative (waxed)
then cyanotyped

[Jay DeFehr]

Very nice, John.

[Peter van Rychvald]

globica 13x18/tessar + fomaspeed MG

overexposed => quick pull off the dev, thatswhy those stains