From: sstoney (sstoney@pdq.net)
Date: 10/13/01-08:50:22 PM Z
>===== Original Message From alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca =====
>Carl wrote:
>
>Crane Cover 90# (resold as 'platinotype', but *not* in any special or
>optimised form or batch,) is a nice paper but different in all respects from
>Crane Kid Finish, which is also a lovely paper. Both are available at
>attractive prices directly from the manufacturer. With the 90# cover, there
>is a natural white and a 'flourescent white'. The natural works very well
>for Pt/Pd printing, while the brighter white is unreliable (tends to gitty
>texture and high contrast) and should be avoided for Pt/Pd. I don't know how
>these papers do for cyanotype.---Carl
I think the bright white is not as good for cyanotype either. I have used both
the natural white and the bright white, and the natural white seems more
reliable.
--shannon
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