From: Kerik (Kerik@kerik.com)
Date: 04/28/03-04:00:36 PM Z
Sandy,
You're looking at about $10 for the palladium and ferric to make a 20x24
print (assuming a single coat on a paper like Whatman's or Uno). I rarely
use platinum, and when I do it's in very small amounts that wouldn't add
more than $1 or $2 to the cost. I think that's a bargain considering the
ease of the process and the results.
Did that take your breath away? How much do you figure it costs to make a
similar platinum-toned kallitype? I know the cost of the silver is
negligible, but how much precious metal do you suck up in the toning
process?
Kerik
> That is certainly a good point. I asked a question yesterday about cost
> and would still like to know the answer from one of our Pt/Pd printers.
> What would be the cost in chemistry alone to make a mixed
> platinum/palladium print of about 20X24" in size, assuming that one buys
> the chemistry from a place like B&S or the Formulary? I have made a few
> Platinum coated kallitypes of this size and can tell you that the cost is
> not insignificant when you are just using the metal to tone the print. I
> suspect that the cost to make a Pt/Pd print might take my breath away.
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