Re: Infrared Printing papers

[Daniel Cardish <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:59 PM 2/10/96 +0100, you wrote:
>On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Hannu Jarventaus wrote:
>
>> I use Ilford MGIV and Agfa Multicontrast Premium for most of my IR pictures.
>
>Are these two papers resin-coated?
>
>The reason that I ask may sound a little silly. But, I have been trying to
>find a RC paper that will handle the contrasty negs, and also be suitable
>for hand-coloring. I love Ektalure, and I like the way that fiber base
>papers print. But, herein lies my concern. 
>
>I am concerned about the environment...and besides worrying about
>disposing of chemicals, I cringe when I have to leave the water running
>for 20 minutes to one hour for fiber-base papers. For some reason this
>bothers me. ...[snip]

It is possible to archivally wash fibre based paper without wasting large
amounts of water.  Do the following:

        1       Wash for 10 minutes in clean running water at about 21 deg C.

        2       place print in tray of clean water (still)  for 20 minutes
        
        3       replace water and repeat step 2)  five more times.

If you are going to use fibre based paper, may I suggest Agfa Multicontrast
Classic?  It has a warm tone that works well with IR.  Be careful if you use
selenium toner; it has a tendancy to turn purple.


Dan Cardish  <dcardish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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