Exposing and developing negatives for Lodima G3

Hi all,

I got some Lodima G3 on the way, and while the instructions on how to develop and deal with the paper is pretty well described… Im not so sure on how to expose and develop the negatives I will be printing, so, I was hoping for som advise.

Film Im using and got is Kodak Tmax 400 and Ilford Ortho Plus. Ive been developing Tmax 400 in Pyrocat HD, and Ortho+ Ive usually got developed at the local lab.

For the Lodima paper I figured Id try one sheet of each film at the local lab (probably exposed at box speed), and one sheet each in Pyrocat (rotary processing) - to see what it gives me.

So, what Im curious about is how would you expose and develop Tmax 400 or Ortho Plus (alternatively FP4+) in Pyrocat to make prints with Lodima G3, or how would you expose and develop any film for Lodima G3 printing?

Ive also been looking at UV bulbs, but I dont know if that makes any sense.

Cheers
Peter

In general, a higher contrast paper will require reduced development of the negative. How much will require a bit of testing to figure out. I don't know if the current batch of Lodima G3 is much different than what I have in stock (first run) but, overall, it's not that high in contrast, especially when compared to something like Adox Lupex.

As for exposing the paper...these are contact only printing papers that need a LOT of light. I use a 250 watt flood about 1.3 meters above the table. No idea if UV light could be used.

Difficult for anyone to provide meaningful answers to this question, unfortunately. It’s going to involve trial and error.

I agree. However, considering the cost of film... Id like as little error as possible.