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>The jargon on platinum printing is for the light sensitive iron solution to
>be referred to as'Solution A', the contrast control solution of potassium
>chlorate is 'Solution B' <SNIP>
>
>If 'non B paper' does mean paper that has been coated with pt/pd sensitiser
>that does not include potassium chlorate as a contrast control to suit a
>particular negative, then the negative for that paper is the right negative
> for pt/pd printing.
>
>Get the negative right and there will be no need to contaminate platinum or
>palladium prints with potassium chlorate <SNIP>
Am I the only one who has found this "anti-B" belief rather over done
lately?? I do realize that using 75% or more solution B does degrade tones
(they gets grainy and seem to loss shadow detail). But to suggest that no
"B" should be used is rather limiting. I find that if I aim for a 75% "A"
and 25% "B" negative, I see no loss in quality and a lot more flexibility
to "fix" or "reinterpret" the negative after development.
I have found the keeping of 6 or 8 different developers (to change grades)
a large nuisance, without any real advantage over reasonably limiting the
amount of potassium chlorate (part "B") solution. This sure keeps life
simpler!
tomf2468@pipeline.com (Tom Ferguson)