Re: Info on Lith developer

["Tim Rudman" <tim.rudman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The Fotospeed does work out more per ml Bertha but you don't have to buy 5L
of each concentrate, which is a big outlay to small users. The additives and
instructions are definitely useful  [- if you don't have a good book on it
;-))]

You don't have to dev for 20 mins, I do for some effects, particularly the
most delicate, but you can get good results in 7 to 10 mins - or less if you
want more graphic effects.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bertha Adamson <badamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: infrared@xxxxx <infrared@xxxxx>
Date: 15 January 1999 05:54
Subject: Info on Lith developer


>I've been collecting supplies to try my hand at Lith processing.  Even
though I
>don't have Tim's book (yet), during a clean-up session I found I had the
issues
>of Photo Techniques with his two-part article (July/August and
September/October
>1998) on Lith printing.
>
>It seemed from the article that Fotospeed LD-20 is a good choice of
developer
>but I couldn't find it anywhere in the US.  I finally had a conversation
with
>Doug at Freestyle Sales (California) who orders Luminos products.  He
talked to
>them and apparently they just got some in (it's not even in the catalog
they
>give to retailers).  They also indicated it's been "getting raves" in the
UK. (I
>guess Tim's book has sparked a lot of interest.)  Doug says it is sold as a
kit,
>500ml (each?) of A and B and will be about $30.  This is a lot more than
the
>Kodalith, but I think the LD-20 comes with some additional additives and
>instructions re: pepper fogging.  (Maybe it is also the cost of importing
>chemicals?)
>
>So, if you have been looking for it, I guess your worries are over.
Freestyle
>may have it on their webpage soon (http://www.freestylesalesco.com/).  They
also
>have lith paper.  Or you can have your favorite dealer contact Luminos.  It
will
>probably take a few days to get, especially since Luminos is in a part of
New
>York that is snowed in right now.
>
>I have to use a community darkroom as my darkroom is too simple (a few
small
>trays and too cramped to spend 20 mins. per print), so I will have to wait
until
>I can spend several hours there.  I will be experimenting with a couple of
>developers and papers - if I get anything good, I will post them.
>
>PS.  Tim, I'm waiting till your book comes out in the US.  I was going to
order
>it from you but I made the mistake of calculating the cost at the current
>exchange rate (ouch!).
>
>Bertha
>
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