Re: Ortho film enlargements..

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From: Robert Newcomb (Robert.Newcomb@gactr.uga.edu)
Date: 02/12/03-07:13:56 AM Z

Gord,
It sounds like you are happy with your results - care to share the mixture of
your homemade developer?
thanks,
Robert N.

"Gordon J. Holtslander" wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I'm using kodak camera 2000 CGP film. I have a very helpful contact at
> CGP graphics (kodak polychrome graphics) He told me Kodak was going to
> discontinue a lot of their ortho films, but they have no plans to
> discontinue CGP, at least until every pre-press shop goes digital.
>
> I don't have many developers to choose from "off the shelf" here - It's
> easier for me to mix my own.
>
> Gord
>
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Craig Zammiello wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gordon J. Holtslander <holtsg@duke.usask.ca>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Ortho film enlargements..
> >
> >
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > I regularly use ortho/litho film as an in camera negative ( I use it for
> > > large format pinhole cameras). Its possible to get a continous tone
> > > negative from this kind of film provided that an apporpriate developer is
> > > used.
> >
> >
> > I've used Kodak DK-50 and D-11 with Kodak Kodalith type 3 Ortho film for
> > years as a way to get very good con tone negatives and positives. Trouble is
> > I'm not sure the film is available anymore, as Kodak has abandoned it's
> > graphic arts division ( now under Polychrome). All films I have used by
> > Kodak are gone including Gravure Positive, Commercial, Separation Neg film
> > types 1 and 2 and a host of others.
> > So it goes!
> > Cheers, Craig Z.
> >
>
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> holtsg@duke.usask.ca 112 Science Place
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