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.
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