Re: Lith film and base density

Tom, I'm using Kodak CPG that's 14x23, and I **think** these are half sheets. I could be wrong. If you're interested, I can dig up websites I used.

Apart from that, I think your problem is probably developer, not film. When I started using this stuff earlier this year, I was developing with a recipe from Anchell & Troop's Chefbook du Film. The fog was just unbelievable. Varying the developer has changed that. Of course, I haven't used the Freestyle stuff (I'm interested now...!); but this convinces me that film itself probably is not your issue, it's your developer.

If you're interested, I can email you some images. Some are too big for my scanner (7x17), but I have a bunch of 4x5's and I'm now shooting 8x10's with this stuff. I'm thinking about making a camera that would just accommodate the entire 14x23 sheet. Arizona landscapes, of course.

Mike Healy
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  From: Tom Ferguson
  To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
  Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:42 PM
  Subject: Lith film and base density

  I've been using Freestyle APHS lith film in some collage work. It has a noticeable base density, even in areas that get no exposure. Is there a reasonably priced lith film, available in at least 20x24 inches, that has a clearer base?

  You can see two examples of the work here:

  http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com/Botanical.html

  The lith collage work is the top two images in the third row from the left (that is probably easy to figure out without my help!)

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  Tom Ferguson
  http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com
Received on Fri Dec 5 19:32:42 2003