RE: Platinotype woes and now papers for pt/pd
Interesting. Well, in any case, thanks for the recommendation. If/when I have time again I'm going to try that Coventry Rag. Camden Hardy camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net http://www.hardyphotography.net On Wed, September 6, 2006 9:44 pm, Eric Neilsen wrote: > No, I had no idea that it made it and saw no responses. Myself and other > worldnet.att.net users have been having trouble for months. I get some > messages and never seen many. It makes for following some threads very > difficult. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Camden Hardy [mailto:camden@hardyphotography.net] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:33 PM >> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >> Subject: RE: Platinotype woes and now papers for pt/pd >> >> Eric, >> >> Thanks for sending that again. However, I did receive it; in fact, I >> even >> replied. Did you not get it? >> >> Camden Hardy >> >> camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net >> http://www.hardyphotography.net >> >> >> On Wed, September 6, 2006 5:40 pm, Eric Neilsen wrote: >> > This was sent on Sept 4th, but apparently ATT and USASK.CA don't get >> > along. >> > So it is reposted here. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Camden, It is important to find out lot numbers from those using >> papers >> > that >> > "work" as well as how long it has been in their possession. And while >> COT >> > 320 is a nice paper, I'd not look at a paper for easy of use but >> rather >> > does >> > it give you the quality of print you are after. There are ways around >> > using >> > papers that have limited wet strength. Coventry Rag is a nice paper >> for >> > platinum printing as an alternative to the higher priced papers. It >> does >> > not >> > perform as well as COT 320 but works fine. If you are looking at a >> > "whiter" >> > paper, you may consider using an OB_ optical brightener. They can fade >> > over >> > time, but your print will change over time anyways. >> > >> > >> > >> > Eric >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _____ >> > >> > From: Ender100@aol.com [mailto:Ender100@aol.com] >> > Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 9:46 PM >> > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >> > Subject: Re: Platinotype woes and now papers for pt/pd >> > >> > >> > >> > Dick bought a huge amount of this paper a number of years ago so that >> he >> > could finish his editions. I doubt that he is buying new Cranes-all >> his >> > new >> > work is with digital negatives, so he is using COT 320 for that. >> > >> > Cranes Platinotype does not have near the wet strength as COT 320, >> which >> > is >> > my preference. Also, COT 320 drys pretty flat on a screen and Cranes >> > doesn't. >> > >> > >> > Best Wishes, >> > Mark Nelson >> > To NSA: When you read this email, would you please search your >> database >> > for >> > my other black sock? >> > Precision Digital <http://www.precisiondigitalnegatives.com/> >> > Negatives--The Book >> > PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups >> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDNPrint/> >> > www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com <http://www.markinelsonphoto.com/> >> > >> > >> > >> > In a message dated 9/3/06 11:23:34 AM, camden@hardyphotography.net >> writes: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I saw some beautiful Dick Arentz prints on platinotype natural at the >> > workshops, and there was also a student making nice prints on it. So >> it >> > would seem that Crane has fixed whatever the problem was, or stopped >> > making the bad stuff. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >
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