[MF3D.FORUM:823] Re: Ort Results

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I did some preliminary test images using Ort25 film for positives from B&W
>negs. My conclusions were as follows:
>
>1.  Oooooooh
>2. Aaahhhhhh
>3. Wowww
>4. Yahzoo
>
>To be more specific, it performed much better than standard litho film.
>Less grain, more latitude, more control. The developer they recommended was
>a bust for this type of use as it produced flat muddy images. The best
>developer was standard paper developer. I found it easy to control contrast
>by changing the exposure and development times. For a high contrast neg I
>would expose more and develop less. I even managed to rescue an older neg
>that was too contrasty to convert before.

  Sounds great.  I love your B&W glacier photo in
loop 7A. Can't wait to see your new technology.

>I did find that it seemed to be a little darker after the positives dried,
>so you have to allow for that when processing and exposing. It appears that
>the images are not as sharp, but I have to confirm that on my second group
>of tests. For sure I'll have some results for the next folio (wherever that
>is!?!). I'm also going to try toning.

  I got folio box 7A on Tuesday so you
should be getting it fairly soon.

Greg