Re: Carbon: Why Double Transfer


Wayde Allen (wallen@boulder.nist.gov)
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:40:20 -0600 (MDT)


On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 FotoDave@aol.com wrote:

> I am reading about carbon printing and might give it a try soon (if the
> weather permits), but I still don't quite understand the purpose of double
> transfer. Is the main purpose to reverse the image?

I believe so. I've never done the double transfer for monochrome carbon.
For multicolor carbon, it also means you can develop the individual images
on acetate films, and then transfer them in register to the final
support.

> If I reverse the image when making the enlarged negative, will I
> basically get the same thing with single transfer?

Yes
 
- Wayde
  (wallen@boulder.nist.gov)



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