It is definitely a different color than VDB, certainly prints well on
a negative with a shorter density range than either salt or VDB, and
according to Mike Ware, has distinctly better archival properties
than either VDB or salt. On the negative side, it is much more
particular about which paper you use and in general, seems 'fussy' in
practice.
Whether this makes up for the hassle of mixing it up is open to
debate. But it is a different animal than either of the other two
processes you mentioned. FWIW, I tried it for a while and never went
back.
Clay
On Mar 19, 2006, at 7:57 AM, TERRYAKING@aol.com wrote:
>
> We are talking here of hand coated print out processes , not
> develop out emulsion processes such as silver gelatine.
>
> To rephrase my question, why, when people are using original
> processes ,such as salt and Van Dyke, to preserve their qualities
> of range of tone and beauty of gradation, make it a lot more
> cpmplicated..
>
> What advantages does the argyrotype offer over salt and Van Dyke?
>
> Terry
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