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I have recently set up a darkroom and i was wondering if it is possable to print in black and white using color negatives. I have had some success using high number filters and illford multigrade RC paper. Does anyone know if there is a better or "correct" way to do this?

Philip Vahab

-- Philip Vahab (pjv8@cornell.edu), December 18, 2000

Answers

Hello, Philip. yes there is a better way to print colour negs. Kodak makes a paper called Panalure which is specifically designed to be used with colour negatives. follow this link for more information:

http://www.kodak.com/cgi-bin/webCatalog.pl?section=&cc=US&lc=en&produc t=KODAK+PANALURE+SELECT+RC+Paper

hope this helps, levin

-- Levin Haegele (lhaegele@hotmail.com), December 18, 2000.


Apart from Kodak Panalure paper, there is also Forte Equitone. Both are panchromatic papers, as opposed to the more or less orthochromatic sensitization of conventional photographic papers. This means they are sensitized over the entire visible spectrum, and you must process them in complete darkness (i.e. w/o safelighting).

Regards, Thomas Wollstein (thomas_wollstein@web.de)

-- Thomas Wollstein (thomas_wollstein@web.de), December 19, 2000.


Panalure works well but be aware that it is a very perishable product. It has a short shelf life so buy it from a reputable dealer and use it up fast. One cool thing you can do with Panalure is to use color filters when printing. For example, if you want to darken a sky, use a yellow or red filter when printing. You will have to compensate the exposure time or aperture for losses in the filter. If you are printing on a color enlarger, you can experiment by dialing in the appropriate filtration. Have fun!

-- Andy Eads (eads@3-cities.com), December 22, 2000.

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