Captured on my 4x5 stereo camera onto pre-flashed Ilford VC paper through a yellow filter. F/22 for 1 1/2 hours and developed to completion. The image is a scan direct from the negative so the...
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Captured on my 4x5 stereo camera onto pre-flashed Ilford VC paper through a yellow filter. F/22 for 1 1/2 hours and developed to completion. The image is a scan direct from the negative so the...
Hi Peter,
I get the mottling effect too if I try to pull a MGIV negative early in a 'develop by inspection' manner. I have found that MGIV is only reliable for me if I leave the negs to...
Hi Yannick,
Very interesting! In tests of Ilford VC with longer exposures (i.e. not short flash exposures) without preflashing the paper or using filters I found I could get about 4.5 stops as...
Hi Tony and Ian,
I did some quite extensive testing a few years ago of VC paper that was developed to completion (i.e. not pulled early from the developer) under a wide range of lighting...
Jay,
David has given a spot-on answer in his previous post; start with the dry powder and add a small quantity of liquid at a time; I use a mortar and pestle and you just have to remember to...
I agree with Jim; find a method that works but most importantly, you can repeat.
I am a heretic; I spirit sensitise my tissue then give the tissue 10 minutes in the dark to soak it all in...
I made a slightly longer bed for my home-brew 4x5 so had some fun with a close up. The lens is from a magnifying glass that the children 'lost' ;) I made a stop to place in front of the lens out...
RA4 colour paper has the highest ISO and is a touch cheaper than even B&W photo paper at the moment. The downside is that the blue response is about 100 iso, but gives a yellow image; green is about...
They will be negative and be very 'red' looking due to the blue layer in the paper being equivalent of about iso 100. When scanned and inverted they will look blue. The response of the paper is...
As paper is cheap, try what you have to hand first. I have found that without pre-flashing, the contrast range is far too small for general use, but can be ok in very flat lighting. An accurate...
I have a couple of boxes of half-plate 1938 Kodak Ortho-X. I found that rated at EI6 and developed by inspection in my paper dev bath at room temperature, it works a treat with minimal fogging. I...