Re: Ziatype?
Richard Sullivan (richsul@earthlink.net)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:10:51 -0600
Till one day
I noticed
that if I touched the edge of the coating with a damp finger it would
turn
dark after exposure. Well that was it for me and I plunged the print into
the
water without developing. It was the best print I had done thus far with
good
Dmax and brilliant highlights. I don't know if that is enough to make a
new
process but I now call it the "Miatype".
:)
Paul,
That sounds very interesting. I assume you are saying that you touched an
exposed print with a wet finger and noted an image forming.
We've noted that a dry Ziatype could be developed in potassium oxalate or
ammonium citrate or etc with fairly good results but I don't recall
having just tried water alone.
Once you start playing with all the variables in the Ziatype printing
system you'll find it is an endless maze. It takes people like yourself
who are observant and willing to "give it a shot" to expand the
possibilities of the Ziatype. The one big advantage the Ziatype promises
is the ability to control many of the image parameters to a degree not
possible with DOP. The POP bit is nice, but the image controls are where
it is really at.
You should be able to get good results in the midwest in winter. Is it
too humid???
--Dick Sullivan