From: Jeff Buck (jeffbuck@swcp.com)
Date: 12/31/02-05:53:41 PM Z
How do you like Stonehenge, as a rule? -jb
At 06:07 PM 12/31/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, I did the Everclear tests with kallitype, using as comparison papers
>Stonhenge White Rising and Lenox. I made prints from a step wedge with
>each paper, using 1 drops of Everclear per 2 ml of sensitizer for one set,
>no Everclear for the other set.
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>Result:
>1) Stonhense and Lenox behaved almost the same in terms of contrast and
>speed. The Lenox prints had a slightly higher Dmax, and somewhat finer detail.
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>2) No streaking with any of the prints, with or without Everclear.
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>3) Stonhenge cleared faster, but Lenox also cleared completely with about
>twice the amount of time.
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>With these preliminary results I made two 7X17 prints on Lenox, using 4ml
>of sensitizer per print. One paper was sensitized with 2 drops of
>Everclear added to the sensitizer, the other had none. Exposure and
>development same from from here on out, and both prints were toned with a
>pt/pd mixture.
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>Results: Nice prints both. Both have even tones with no streaking. Maybe
>there is slightly better gradations in the one with Everclear but if so
>the difference is very subtle and I would need more tests to verify. But
>for certain the Everclear caused no problem.
>
>OK, with these mixed results here is the question. If the guests drink all
>of my expensive whiskey this evening would it be ok for me to have a
>nightcap with the Everclear, or should I save it for making prints?
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>Happy New Year to all.
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>Sandy King
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