Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tony Sleep
<TonySleep@...> wrote:
>
> On 10/01/2008 dlruckus wrote:
> > ... photoflow ... seemed to be susceptible to
> > forming long chains of gunk easily.
>
> Yes, I always found Photoflo a bit smeary/greasy if used at anything
like
> the recommended dilution. ...

Photo Flo has glycol in it.  That could be where some this comes from. 
It feels a lot like the inks.  I always used it at less than the
recommended dilution.  The good news is that the 30+ year old negatives
I have where it was used are in perfect condition.

> After that I switched to Ifotol wetting agent which was much
> cleaner working and behaved perfectly.


It sounds like I -- we -- ought to try some of that.

Let me be clear that I hope others join me in exploring the possibility
of a darkroom style carbon ink mixing approach.  My position now with
respect to the MIS supplier is that the ball is in their court to match
what I've done.  I doubt they'll bother to come up with anything special
because this market is considered too small.  I hope they are wrong. 
I'm not sure how many old "Photogarphers Formulary" types there are out
there, but that is the B&W group I think this "Eboni-6" mixing will
appeal to.  From what I've seen so far, it appears to me that there is a
good chance we're going to have a similar niche in the inkjet era.  I
personally find the concept very appealing.

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.PaulRoark.com>



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