Toyon
16-Dec-2013, 08:54
Problems -
Just got a box of Ilford WT fiber. It is behaving strangely. First of all I have been getting edge toning. Edge toning is a yellowing at the edge of the print that rarely goes beyond 5-10mm. I had the problem before with Oriental WT before it was reformulated. In fact, at their request I tested Oriental VC paper with different developers, stops, fixers, and different additives, etc. Old developer makes the problem worse, but fresh developer doesn't eliminate it. The only way to control it is to add benzotriazole to the developer, though that roughly doubles development time. The other problem is that the new Ilford WT paper curls worse than any other I have tried. I have used dozens of boxes of Ilford WT and it usually dries with only minor curl. Not this box.
Anyone know if Ilford has switched formulations and/or paper stock for WT fiber?
Anyone else experiencing this with a fresh box of Ilford WT fiber?
Just got a box of Ilford WT fiber. It is behaving strangely. First of all I have been getting edge toning. Edge toning is a yellowing at the edge of the print that rarely goes beyond 5-10mm. I had the problem before with Oriental WT before it was reformulated. In fact, at their request I tested Oriental VC paper with different developers, stops, fixers, and different additives, etc. Old developer makes the problem worse, but fresh developer doesn't eliminate it. The only way to control it is to add benzotriazole to the developer, though that roughly doubles development time. The other problem is that the new Ilford WT paper curls worse than any other I have tried. I have used dozens of boxes of Ilford WT and it usually dries with only minor curl. Not this box.
Anyone know if Ilford has switched formulations and/or paper stock for WT fiber?
Anyone else experiencing this with a fresh box of Ilford WT fiber?