RE: Lithium palladium vs. "normal" palladium
Wow! I can surely use log 0.2 better Dmax... But can you please state the absolute values? Dmax of my prints is around log 1.40 - 1.5 (usually around 1.42). A log 0.2 increase would bring the Dmax of my prints to around 1.6 - 1.7. Is it really possible to get such Dmax from a matte paper? (IIRC, 1.6 - 1.7 is the nominal Dmax for "semi-matte" silver gelatine papers) If yes, I'll certainly use 60% AFO from now on... Best regards, Loris. Quoting Witho Worms <info@witho.nl>: Loris, I made a test using 40 and 60% Afo in the 2:1 ratio with LiPd. I had a 0.20 better Dmax using 60%. Dmax and tonal scale for LiPd and Amonium Pd were the same with 60% (LiPd used with excess of water). Witho -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Loris Medici [mailto:mail@loris.medici.name] Verzonden: donderdag 18 januari 2007 15:11 Aan: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Onderwerp: RE: Lithium palladium vs. "normal" palladium ... Since I use 40% AFO with good results (ask Sandy), there's no need to go for 60%.
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