Graywolf wrote: Now, Bill Robb's statement that chromogenic B&W does not worked well with variable contrast papers does not match my experiences. However, I have not used the current generation chromogenic B&W's. My own experience is limited to the old XP1 film, usually developed in XP1 developer, though sometimes done by a very good minilab.
I have found the Ilford to be the best at printing on VC paper, All the Kodak and the Konica film have an orange masking similar to the color film. This acts like a low contrast printing filter so it is almost impossible to dial in enough contrast to print correctly. They are meant to be printed on color paper (or Panalure I suppose though I have never tried that. The problem with the Ilford film is that it is nearly impossible to get a neutral B&W printing on color paper and any exposure change brings a major shift in color. I believe Ilfords philosophy behind that was that you proof in color but your final print should be printed with conventional B&W paper. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
