Re: Lith film for enlarged negatives

Wayde Allen (allen@boulder.nist.gov)
Wed, 06 Aug 1997 15:53:19 -0600 (MDT)

On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, R. Connelly wrote:

> Dektol 1:2 will produce extremely contrasty negatives. I've used 1:10, but
> with Freestyle lith, I've had problems with mottling. I plan to try Ilford
> multigrade developer (apparently similar to PQ Universal recommended by
> Terry for lith film). I've also bought chemicals for POTA, which I'm going
> to try this weekend.
>
> I would be very interested in hearing about any tests you run on this
> film, and I will certainly post any of my results.

I would certainly be interested in hearing about the results you get with
the POTA developer.

> Freestyle's lith film
> has two advantages for me: it's dirt cheap and it comes in extremely large
> sizes (36"X200'). I need a film with both these characteristics for a
> project I'm currently involved in.

I especially like the price providing it works well.

- Wayde
(wallen@boulder.nist.gov)