Digital BW, The Print

Steven Karafyllakis wrote:

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>>For the last couple of years, the Brilliant MC paper was re-badged 
>>Ilford MG FB paper. I'm not sure if that's still the case, though, 
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>>believe that Ilford is out of the re-badging game.
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>>-Peter De Smidt
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>Do you know this for a fact, or are you assuming because it's made 
>in England? I've been working from 3-4 year old frozen stock so I 
>haven't checked laletly, but what I have is nothing like Ilford MGFB 
>IV, speaking of dull, uninspiring, boring papers! God, I hope you're 
>wrong, I'll have to buy more soon!
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>Steve Karafyllakis
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Well, that's what the sales person at Calumet told me a few years ago. 
I've been using Ilford MG FB for years, and I don't know what you mean 
by dull and unispiring. (Mind you, I'm using TMX, TMY and Acros which 
have very straight line curves.I shoot mainly 4x5 and so I develop each 
negative to get the contrast that I want for the scene. You'll get 
different results with different films.)  I tone first in Selenium 1+9 
and then in Kodak Brown Toner.  I know a number of very fine 
photographyers who use the Ilford paper.   I've tried Agfa MCC, Forte, 
Seagull, Bergger and probably others. While I liked some of them, for my 
work I prefer the Ilford. By the way, Lenswork Quarterly uses Ilford MG 
FB for all of their special editions prints.

Peter De Smidt