Digital BW, The Print

>Ken, I don't know what Tom has been up to for a long time, but the
>prints I saw long ago were enlarged negs from 35mm polapan. This put
>him considerably ahead of the rest by elimnating the interpositive.
>Less loss and tonal scale distortion. That film also has (had?) a
>beautiful grain structure.

35mm polaroid instant film hasn't been made for a while (about a year and a
half to two years now) . . . when you can find Polapan that has been stored
in a freezer, people usually want a king's ransom for it if they are willing
to let it go. I used it a lot . . . it was absolutely beautiful, and the
most fragile stuff I have ever touched in my entire life . . . one breath
the wrong way and it would scratch.

Paul Aparycki