Re: Kallitype Printing
Beakman (beakman@netcom.com)
Tue, 17 May 1994 13:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
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> After returning from a short excursion this summer, I'm
> planning on trying to do some alterntative processes.
> Who out there has worked with the Kallitype and could
> give me a little advice before I jump into it. There
> is a new article about Kallitype printing in _Darkroom
> Techniques_ magazine. What do people think of his
> chemistry? He mentions that Ferric oxalate is
> the most difficult chemical to come by- how
> difficult? Anybody know of a place in the Bay Area
> which has it? Another question- what developers
> do you used to obtain such long negatives?
I like Bostick & Sullivan's Ferric Oxalate. They are located in Van
Nuys. I don't have my address book with me, but if no one posts their
phone number, I will do so tomorrow.
As for long negs, Robert Steinberg of The Palladio Co. recommends using
T-Max 400 and Kodak D-23 two-part compensating developer. Apparently,
if you use a long enough development time you *can* get the necessary
contrast range, eventhough D-23 is tradtionally used to *reduce*
contrast. You can also increase contrast by selenium-toning your neg.
You can find some information on that in Ansel Adams' book "The Negative".
- Dave