On Sat, 1 Nov 2003, Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
>
> Polytoner is discontinued. It smells just as much as other polysulfide
> based toners.
Polytoner is the only polysulfide based toner I've used, and I found the
odor very slight, whether because of the dilution or absorption by the
bricks in my darkroom I know not.
> As far as I know there is no published formula for
> polytoner though there are some toner formulae that claim to yield
> similar results.
I'm pretty sure I have one somewhere, if it turns up I'll post it.
> This is something users of silver based processes
> should not take lightly, if permanence is a concern.
If permanence is a concern I suggest gum printing which is as permanent as
the paper, assuming the right pigments.
J.
Received on Sat Nov 1 18:31:39 2003
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