>> What we found is that there is very little mid tone in a lith neg.
This seems okay with gum printing but I wouldn't consider it with
something like platium. I would feel I'd be missing out on a whole range
of tones that the process would allow me.
>>
In my painful and long tests with lith film, I have plotted lots of the
characteristic curve for lith film processed in different dilution and time.
The plots reveals a lot of information! What both of you said is true, but
looking at the curve, I believe that if one is very careful in placing the
exposure and processing, one can achive good result with it.
I might decide to do further tests and propose an article for Judy's journal.
It won't be just subjective saying that this negative looks good or bad or *I*
think this can be done or cannot be done. Rather, it would be an examination
of the curve and an example with step tablet showing the actual number of
steps produced!
But on the other hand, I might decide to just drop it because as we discussed
in the "testing" thread, sometimes I am so much into testing that testing
becomes an end. It might be just easier to say, "just use true contone
negatives." :)