Re: studio cameras circa 1950s

Yes . . I'm pretty sure it is. In fact the HABS requirements of 2001
point out they prefer that paper. So, I'm calling them
tomorrow to double check on using double-weight and if not will order
a little Azo.
Good call Jon
Jack

On May2006, at 5:27 PM, Jonathan Bailey wrote:

> Hi Don (and company!) - Isn't all the Azo production (which Michael
> and Paula handle) all single weight paper??
>
> Best - JB
>
> www.jonathan-bailey.com
> Tenants Harbor, Maine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Bryant [mailto:dstevenbryant@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:36 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: RE: studio cameras circa 1950s
>
> AFAIK, there are no single weight papers being produced any longer
>
>
>
> Don Bryant
>
>
>
> From: eric nelson [mailto:emanphoto@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 12:46 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: studio cameras circa 1950s
>
>
>
> DW paper is acceptable for HABS, well processed of course. Their
> reasoning is that when you start putting thousands of DW prints
> into files/filing cabinet etc., the paper thickness comes into
> play, taking up more storage space. Given the quantities of prints
> they have and require from any given location, one can see how this
> is an issue for HABS.
> I've not seen any updates from them addressing this issue as I've
> not seen any SW paper in a long time.
>
> Eric Nelson
>
> On 5/29/06, Jack Fulton < jefulton1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> You are absolutely correct Bob . . I was 'spinning off' on a tangent
> there at the end
> but this last ten days have seen me photographic a nearby historic
> building, about
> to be razed, for record keeping. There are HABS (historic American
> Buildings Survey)
> standards to follow, which require single weight glossy silver-
> gelatin paper. There is
> zero of that in ANY store in the San Francisco Bay Area. It does not
> seem B&H in NYC
> has any as well. But, I'll find some . . it frankly completely
> surprised me though I've
> known of the recent shortage of production.
> Cheers
> Jack
>
>
> On May2006, at 4:00 AM, BOB KISS wrote:
>
> > DEAR JACK,
> > Ilford, Oriental Seagull, Kentmere, Bergger, and the
> eastern European
> > manufacturer (can't recall name) continue to make an excellent
> > range of
> > silver-gelatin papers...so there is neither a virtual nor real
> lack of
> > excellent options. Yes, there has been a loss of passion now but
> > it isn't
> > due to a lack of excellent photo paper. As a matter of fact,
> what has
> > survived are the best fine art silver-gelatin papers you could ever
> > get. I
> > haven't used Agfa or Kodak photo paper in two decades...they were
> > simply not
> > up to the standard of these manufacturers.
> > CHEERS!
> > BOB
>
>
>
>
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