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Old 28th July 2009, 03:41 PM
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I think he needs a certain number of pre-orders for it to be viable.
Silverprint and Retro have so far given no indication that they will stock it.......
Have expressed an interest in stocking it, to which Michael replied positively. He said he will make an announcement regarding distribution soon.
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I too look forward to hearing more about this. Many thanks for the information to date.

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It might be an idea to hang fire on a bulk order and order from Silverprint?
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Have expressed an interest in stocking it, to which Michael replied positively. He said he will make an announcement regarding distribution soon.
Nice one I've already placed an order for some more but it would be much easier and quicker for me to purchase any future supplies from you. It really is a lovely paper but expensive.
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It might be an idea to hang fire on a bulk order and order from Silverprint?
Yes indeed, thanks Martin
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This is like a GCSE science schoolboy butting in with a question during a PhD discussion : but what is different between using contact paper like Lodima and using normal paper such as Ilford FB paper for enlarging prints from negs.

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This is like a GCSE science schoolboy butting in with a question during a PhD discussion : but what is different between using contact paper like Lodima and using normal paper such as Ilford FB paper for enlarging prints from negs.

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Mike, on the plus side I would say a silver chloride paper has a much longer tonal range then a bromide/chlorobromide paper. It is surprising for example, how, what would be considered a 'difficult' negative, prints easier on a paper with a silver chloride emulsion. They also seem to have a finer grain then enlarging papers and tend to tone (colour shift) more readily in toners such as selenium.

Papers like Lodima are less sensitive to light so are not normally used for projection printing as the printing time would probably run into several minutes. For example, with my own trials, I tend to get exposure times of around 20-25 seconds under a 60 watt light bulb at a distance of about 8".
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....They also seem to have a finer grain then enlarging papers and tend to tone (colour shift) more readily in toners such as selenium....
Potentially also should split tone very precisely, Olivia Parker used Kodak Azo to great effect with this.

http://oliviaparker.com/gallery.php?id=18
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Potentially also should split tone very precisely, Olivia Parker used Kodak Azo to great effect with this.

http://oliviaparker.com/gallery.php?id=18
I'm a big fan of her work. Sadly it was the old Azo that gave the best split. Lodima apparently does not split as well. I believe Michael has mentioned this some where in his website.

PS. I was a big fan of her but just read that she has gone digital and prints with a .......... Epson. I bet those inkjets split tone well!?%$*
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This may be of interest to those asking/thinking about projection printing on Lodima:

http://www.michaelandpaula.com/mp/Az...D=11743&CID=13
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