micha
Hi everyone.
I’ve found a three-year-old pack of Classic Vario baryta paper lying around. It’s been sitting there at an average temperature of over 20 degrees, probably a bit higher. I realise you can’t expect much from it anymore, but I’m still disappointed.
I’m currently getting to grips with manual split-exposure. But for some reason, I can’t seem to achieve maximum blackness with this paper. I’m developing in Ilford Multigrad 1+9 for 2.5 minutes (freshly mixed). The film was HP5 / R50 / and Foma 100.
1st guess: Could it be down to the development time being too short?, as a test strip shot at 30s/f4.5 and developed for 10 minutes came out completely black. So at some point the paper does turn black.
2. My second guess is that the base paper isn’t clear enough. I’ve enlarged it to full size, and the film doesn’t turn out super black either (only the perforations).
3. My third guess is: does the paper really turn black at 170M??
Let me know what you think.
P.S. RC paper turns out great.
Gast
Hello,
The Classic Arts Vario is slightly less sensitive, so it needs more exposure. For the developer, I would recommend N 113, Neutol or Eukobrom.
Thomas Hoppe
Gast
Hi Thomas. The lighting looks fine, though. How long do you leave it to develop?
Best wishes, Micha
