Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Help! Multi..
From: "Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:14:06 -0500
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There is nothing wrong with graded papers, especially fiber ones.  Multicontrast is
a cheap, easy way to get to 80% of where you want to be, but seems incapable of
separating TX midtones the same way that fiber-based papers can.

Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Stanislaw Stawowy wrote:
> >
> > Mark :) Rabiner jotted:
> > > It makes little sense to even need to know what the
> > contrast is on multigrade
> > > paper with no filter.
> > > You should ALWAYS use a filter. Why would you NOT use a
> > filter?
> >
> > Because of cost, maybe?
> > Pack of filters is 30$. Ten rolls of film.
> > For me a silly amount of money.
> > I am using Multicontrast because is two fold cheaper than
> > normal (Agfa Brovira Speed RC) paper...
> >
> ><Snip>
> Stanislow you've got yourself exotic German cameras and lenses; darkroom stuff
> and the commitment to shoot it and follow through and print it. NOW GET YOURSELF
> SOME LOUSEY CONTRAST FILTERS!.I see them used at swap meets all the time and at
> the grab boxes in old camera stores. Graded papers are going the way of the
> Dodo. Multigrade papers are as good is it gets they are beyond convenient. You
> don't have to worry about which grades you are running low on.
> By the way i only use two filters in effect. The #5 and the #0! In turn! I split
> print as I've gone in length about you'd find in the archives. So if youre
> REALLY a cheapskate you could just wrangle up a dark magenta filter for #5 and a
> yellow-orange for #0. Or go color positive and get a dark Blue filter for the #5
> and a Green (minus red) filter for the #0 which works out better for quartz or
> cold light sources.
>
> Mark Rabiner
> to be continued....
>
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
> http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/