Well, my paper safes will save the bag problem...
I was always Kodak, too. I never liked Ilford much, as I just don't
understand the Brits obsession with brown prints. The Agfa was always
coooooooooool.
Bill Pearce
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] So good, I bought it twice.
> >
>> Man I loved that Agfa paper. Guess I'll order some of this.
>>
>
> I never used it before. My dad's darkroom was always a Kodak shop except
> for
> some old Defender. I pretty much used Ilford products and based my
> operation
> around that. The Agfa papers were never available locally, so I never used
> them.
>
> Mike Johnson had written positively about the paper and knowing that my
> desired asthetic is similar to his, I decided to give it a try. Boy, was
> that a great decision.
>
> One strange oddity about the paper--I do question the source of some of
> the
> brightness. I suspect that it uses more whiteners than before. I'm not
> hearing any complaints about it, but I think that might be the primary
> difference. The shiny-side of the paper is dramatically lighter under my
> amber safelight than other papers. No mistaking which side is which. This
> was always one of those weird hassles I've had with Forte papers--you
> can't
> tell which side is which. Usually the curl is the only clue, but the matte
> papers are especially tough to tell and more than once I've tried printing
> on the cardboard. (am I the ONLY person to have made that mistake?)
>
> OK, I MUST complain about something. Need to be fair and balanced. The
> 11x14 paper is in a black plastic liner bag at least one, probably two
> sizes
> too big. As a result, I'm always fighting the bag and it's impossible to
> get
> it back in the envelope. Since I don't have a light-safe paper box, I
> ended
> up just throwing the black liner bag inside a changing bag with the arm
> sleeves zip-tied shut. At least Ilford's bags are usually right-sized and
> you can slip them in and out of the envelopes or boxes with minimal
> hassle.
> I'll change it over to an Ilford bag and box for my next printing session.
>
> There! End of grousing.
>
> AG
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