Re: RE: Satista question
You need some pd or pt to get image but you can go down to 1 drop pt ot pd for a 8x10 print. First washing after development is very treacky, be very carefull. Philippe Ayral http://payral.club.fr ----Message d'origine---- >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:13:52 +0200 >De: Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name> >Sujet: RE: Satista question >A: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > >Thanks Marek. I'll have to use Pd then, since I have very little (>10ml) >Pt solution. If 1 drop of Li2[PdCl4] per 25-30 drops of 20% AFO is >enough for a print with good Dmax that's fine for me... (I don't care >much about the color right now -> will tone the image with Gold/Thiourea >toner) > >What are the effects of playing with solution strenghts? For instance, >can I use 40% AFO for faster printing times? Should I also change the 4% >AgNO3 solution strength accordingly? Will using a stronger sensitizer >give me better/stronger Dmax? How is Satista Dmax compared to POP (or >DOP) Palladium prints? What can you say about the characteristic curve >of the paper? I guess it will need digital negatives with less drastic >curves adjustment -> due to lack of print-out... > >Thanks again, >Loris. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marek Matusz [mailto:marekmatusz@hotmail.com] >Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 3:44 PM >To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >Subject: RE: Satista question > > >Loris, >I tried omitting platinum form the formula for satista prints and it did >not work. No image was formed with exposure times similar to what I have >worked for satista process. I do not have my notes handy at the moment, >but I can check later of what noble metals I have tried. I vaguely >remember tryig palladium and gold as a noble metal sensitizer for the >process. Platinum works the best and that is what I mostly use. >I'll get back to you later on this. >Marek > > > >From: Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca >Subject: Satista question >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:32:44 +0200 > > >Hi all, I have a question for Satista printers (Marek M? Philippe A? >...?): > >I want to try Satista prints for sake of economy -> I have little Pt and >Pd on hands (which I can't obtain in Istanbul - have to import; I real >PIA with current customs regulations) but I can buy AgNO3 and K[AuCl4] >locally - at very low cost... Question is: Do I strictly need any Pt or >Pd salt for making Satista prints (I guess they fuction as catalysts >rather than image-forming substances)? Can I make good Satista prints >w/o using any noble metal salt, by just using Ammonium Iron(III) Oxalate >as sensitizer and AgNO3 as developer? > >Thanks in advance, >Loris. > >
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