Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:21:37 -0800
At 04:51 PM 1/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 Bob_Maxey@mtn.3com.com wrote:
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>> Paper negatives have long been used to solve some pesky problems. I use
>> them with my Morse Printer. Typically, an "A" weight paper was used, and
>> areas in the print to be controlled were retouched using pencil graphite.
>> This was then used as a simple mask to aid in dodging and burning. Ideal
>> for extremely fine image control.
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> Bob, what's a Morse printer? And what's an "A" weight paper? What was
>the source of the original negative you were masking? I tried to copy a
>print by scanning and then printing out a mask, but the scanner distorted
>the size. I could never get a perfect match...
>
>thanks,
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>Judy
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This doesn't seem to have been answered (or did I miss something?).
Kodak "A" paper was printing paper on a thin "bond" paper support coated
without the baryta substrate. It was made for mailers and greeting cards
and other applications where foldable paper was desired. I don't think its
been made for some time. There was also copy paper made for reflex copying
on a similar support. Reflex paper was usually of very high contrast.
Morse built large contract printers (and film processors, etc.) mainly
for aerial mapping applications. There used to be a lot of them around
surplus. They are very elaborate with lots of argon lamps, each with an
individual switch. The larger models have air-filled presure pads. The
largest ones went up to something like 24x36 inches. I still see them once
in a great while in industrial surplus.
Long ago there were a few papers made especially for paper negative work.
One of the most widely used was Dassonville Charcoal Black which was
available on what was called a parchment surface. This was coated on a
translucent paper support, again without the usual Baryta layer.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles,Ca.
dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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