Re: Autochromes again

Robert Hudyma (rhudyma@idirect.com)
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 20:39:31 -0400

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>
>Hello again Robert,
>
>>Yes I agree. I know that the technique of pushing a slide film to get the
>>grain just isn't the same thing. That's why I would like to experiment
>with the
>>use of a b&w transparancy and filter combination.
>
>
>I was looking through an old BJP ( British Journal of Photgraphy) almanac
> for 1952 last night.

Sure looks like my idea is not original, someone else thought it up
before I was born!

>In the advertising section up front there is an adv. for The Johnson Color
>Screen Proccess.
>You may already be familiar with this process. In case you are not i will
>type some bits of their description:
>
>....uses panchro plates behind a Johnson Taking Screen......based on the
>Finlay process......this plate is processed normally and contact printed
>onto a high contrast plate ......This posative is then bound up in register
>with a Johnson Viewing Screen to produce a bright tansparent picture with
>true color balance... unique process has following advantages...(some
>deleted)
>..can make identical duplicates
>..great latitude
>..contrast can be varied
>
>A box of viewing screens is shown in the advert
>
>Des McMillan
>Melbourne Australia

The old British Journals are in the Toronto Reference Library, I'll take a peek
on the weekend.

>
>ps something goes wrong when I try to post to the list which I haven't tried
>to fix yet so I have sent this direct
>
No problem, your entire message is above.