I suspect direct printing from B&W slides might involve some contrast masking, since it's described as a high contrast paper. That's not unusual for positive-positive processes. There may be some way to bring it down with a low contrast developer. For pinhole, high contrast would be desirable.
I'd be interested in shooting it in camera with a lens just to have a print that is a unique first-generation image.
I suspect direct printing from B&W slides might involve some contrast masking, since it's described as a high contrast paper. That's not unusual for positive-positive processes. There may be some way to bring it down with a low contrast developer. For pinhole, high contrast would be desirable.
I'd be interested in shooting it in camera with a lens just to have a print that is a unique first-generation image.
I've tried this paper. Unless you are interested in some special effects, you need to pre-expose (fog) the paper first. I suggest an in-camera Zone II or III pre-exposure with a diffuse filter, such as the DIY filter in the attachment. Ilford suggests a pre-exposure in the darkroom prior to loading the paper into the camera. I found that to be cumbersome.
It's not a bad idea for a pinhole project, but I would prefer to it the Fox Talbot way and make paper negatives with Ilford MGIV-RC with a yellow filter.
"The nineteenth century began by believing that what was reasonable was true, and it wound up by believing that what it saw a photograph of, was true." - William M. Ivins Jr.
"I don't know, maybe we should disinvent color, and we could just shoot Black & White." - David Burnett in 1978
"Analog is chemistry + physics, digital is physics + math, which ones did you like most?"
Originally Posted by Ektagraphic
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