ortho litho test
I'm always considering alternatives to the "brand name" films I use, now that things have gotten SO expensive. Ilford's FP4+ 8x10 in 25 sheet boxes is now over $200, and though I am grateful to have cached a few boxes before it reached the $200 point, I need to consider what I can afford in the years to come.
With that in mind, I pulled out a package of Arista Ortho Litho film I had in the darkroom and made a test: I gave it a second of white light exposure (under the enlarger) and then exposed the film rating it at 3ASA to make this image. The film was developed (by inspection) in Pyrocat HD for four minutes, and this was the result. It wasn't too difficult to get "continuous tone" from this ridiculously cheap film, with a little extra effort. Who knows - it might be able to coax it into making a decent negative suitable for salt printing.
ortho litho test
I'm always considering alternatives to the "brand name" films I use, now that things have gotten SO expensive. Ilford's FP4+ 8x10 in 25 sheet boxes is now over $200, and though I am grateful to have cached a few boxes before it reached the $200 point, I need to consider what I can afford in the years to come.
With that in mind, I pulled out a package of Arista Ortho Litho film I had in the darkroom and made a test: I gave it a second of white light exposure (under the enlarger) and then exposed the film rating it at 3ASA to make this image. The film was developed (by inspection) in Pyrocat HD for four minutes, and this was the result. It wasn't too difficult to get "continuous tone" from this ridiculously cheap film, with a little extra effort. Who knows - it might be able to coax it into making a decent negative suitable for salt printing.