Bob,
I'll give the dissenting view from the rest. I would
encourage the use of film developer with paper
negatives - especially rodinal.
If you want the paper to respond as film does, pick up
a package of Kodak Panalure. It's panchromatic, so
you need to develop it in total darkness (NO
safelights), however it gives a beautiful response to
light - not that i don't enjoy the insane contrast
achieved with standard papers.
A good starting point is ASA 6, and develop in Rodinal
1:100 (using a large amount of solution as the Rodinal
will exhaust more quickly at this dil. Develop for 6
minutes as a starting point for experimentation.
This combination gives the most beautiful and delicate
paper negatives achievable - in my not so humble,
blah, blah...
Anyway, don't worry about the imprint on the back of
the paper, it hasn't any affect on the final image.
In addition, this is an easy and inexpensive method of
imaging if you scan your paper negatives on a flatbed
and print them via quadtone printer.
Try this - you will be amazed!
By the way, I learned this method through the
september/october 1995 edition of View Camera. This
edition is jam-packed with many things pinhole
including an amazing article of Rebecca Sexton Larson.
Find this magazine - it is remarkable!
Don
--- Bob Arnott wrote:
> I've nearly finished a 10x8 pinhole camera, one of
> the ones from the "How-To
> Make Three corrugated 8x10 Pinhole Cameras"
> pamphlet. Since 10x8 film is
> quite expensive and has handling issues in the
> darkroom over paper, I've
> decided to use Ilford paper as my negatives.
>
> I've seen figures banded around as a starting poitn
> for exposure as ISO6
> or there abouts, is this a good place to start...?
> I've currently only got
> Ilford muiltigrade rc cooltoneat hand, will the
> coolness of this paper make
> any difference to the results...?
>
> Finally, development. I was rweading on a webpage
> the other day that film
> developer is good to use as it doesn't work so
> quickly. I would have though
> that since it was paper then standard paper
> developer for the standard time
> would be fine. I've only got Rodinal film developer,
> or Ilford multigrade
> paper developer. Not wanting to waste too much film
> by experimenting, which
> developer would be best to start with,. or should I
> look for something else
> like Ilfosol S...?
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Bob.
> http://www.bobarnott.com/
>
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> I am a vegetarian because I hate plants."
>
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