A Question For Lodima Users.

**Keith Tapscott.** · 9-Aug-2009, 04:41

Today, I placed an order for 100 sheets of Grade 2 8x10 inch size Lodima paper. Some of you may have already tried this paper for trials and I was wondering how you make your contact-prints and how you process this paper compared with regular B&W papers like Ilford Multigrade or Galerie?

**Dan Schmidt** · 9-Aug-2009, 05:08

I think most of your answers will be found here:

http://www.michaelandpaula.com/mp/AzoForum/default.asp

take a little time and look through the threads

**Bruce Barlow** · 9-Aug-2009, 05:12

Place paper on proofer. Place negative on paper. Lower glass. Turn on light. Turn off light.

I'm a Neanderthal who likes Lodima in plain ol' Dektol. 2 minutes, although the image comes up fast. Water stop. Fix. Water holding bath

Second fix in fresh fixer. Tone in selenium 1:20 (stronger than civilized printers use) until midtones start to turn cool, then into a water bath. Hypoclear a bunch and wash for an hour.

Prints are gorgeous. And once you've got a system of light height and rough exposure time, you can get a final print on about the second or third try. Blazingly fast and material-efficient.

Dry down is 10 pewrcent, by the way. Typical of most papers out there.

**Keith Tapscott.** · 9-Aug-2009, 05:34

Originally Posted by Bruce Barlow

Place paper on proofer. Place negative on paper. Lower glass. Turn on light. Turn off light.

I'm a Neanderthal who likes Lodima in plain ol' Dektol 2 minutes, although the image comes up fast. Water stop. Fix. Water holding bath

Second fix in fresh fixer. Tone in selenium 1:20 (stronger than civilized printers use) until midtones start to turn cool, then into a water bath. Hypoclear a bunch and wash for an hour.

Prints are gorgeous. And once you've got a system of light height and rough exposure time, you can get a final print on about the second or third try. Blazingly fast and material-efficient.

Dry down is 10 percent, by the way. Typical of most papers out there.

The actual processing seems to be fairly standard then. Good news so far.
Thanks Bruce.

**Keith Tapscott.** · 9-Aug-2009, 05:35

Originally Posted by Dan Schmidt

I think most of your answers will be found here:

http://www.michaelandpaula.com/mp/AzoForum/default.asp

take a little time and look through the threads

I will take a look, thanks for the link.

**Michael A. Smith** · 9-Aug-2009, 06:34

Read my articles on Azo and "On Printing." They are in the "Writings" section at http://www.michaelandpaula.com.

Those articles should answer all of your questions.
But if they do not, let me know and I will try to answer any other questions you may have.

Michael A. Smith