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Pedro_fiz
22-Oct-2019, 06:48
A friend gave me some boxes of this paper and I will use in a 4x5 camera.
Any experience and recommendations using this paper?
How to load it? Is there a slot in one border?
Thanks for your time.
MAubrey
22-Oct-2019, 07:35
A friend gave me some boxes of this paper and I will use in a 4x5 camera.
Any experience and recommendations using this paper?
How to load it? Is there a slot in one border?
Thanks for your time.

You can load it under a red safe light. You'll be able to see and feel the emulsion side easily. There isn't a notch. It's similar to the paper you use for printing, but produces a positive image rather than a negative.

Lots of images and discussions of use here: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?80271-Harman-Direct-Positive-Images/
Pedro_fiz
22-Oct-2019, 10:43
The size of the paper sheet is exactly 4x5 inches and it is not possible to load in the 4x5 holder. I do not know if this is normal for this paper and the size of the 4x5 film sheets is smaller...
Thanks for the link
MAubrey
22-Oct-2019, 11:40
The size of the paper sheet is exactly 4x5 inches and it is not possible to load in the 4x5 holder. I do not know if this is normal for this paper and the size of the 4x5 film sheets is smaller...
Thanks for the link
I'm at a loss as to what to tell you then. I've loaded it into 4x5 Fidelity holders numerous times without issue. I suppose if you have a cutting board, you could trim it under a safe light so that it'd fit your holder.
Pedro_fiz
22-Oct-2019, 11:55
I'm at a loss as to what to tell you then. I've loaded it into 4x5 Fidelity holders numerous times without issue. I suppose if you have a cutting board, you could trim it under a safe light so that it'd fit your holder.Yes, I will cut to the size. But really I didn’t expect this issue. I have Fidelity holders either.
Thank you
alexmuir
22-Oct-2019, 12:12
I think this was an issue with early batches of this paper, which has since been corrected by the manufacturer. Perhaps someone else can clarify. I have used the paper myself in Fidelity Elite holders without a problem.
Alex.


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cp_photo
22-Oct-2019, 14:00
Yes, this was a concern with earlier batches but not with current production. I have bought several boxes of it from Freestyle and B&H over the last few years and it always fit perfectly in my 4x5 holders (Fidelity).


I think this was an issue with early batches of this paper, which has since been corrected by the manufacturer. Perhaps someone else can clarify. I have used the paper myself in Fidelity Elite holders without a problem.
Alex.


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alexmuir
22-Oct-2019, 14:03
That was my understanding, and the stock I bought fitted in the holders. We don’t know, however, when the material in question was purchased. It sounds like it has come from the early production.
Alex


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Pedro_fiz
23-Oct-2019, 02:34
That was my understanding, and the stock I bought fitted in the holders. We don’t know, however, when the material in question was purchased. It sounds like it has come from the early production.
Alex


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My boxes are from the early production and definitively this is the cause. I have tu cut the sheets to the size...
Thanks for your help
wyofilm
23-Oct-2019, 07:00
If I remember correctly you will want to rate its EI at something like 3.