RE: re: paper negative

Has anyone ever confirmed that the logo on the back affects the image? As
previously stated, when I tried a Kodak paper (it was probably Polycontrast
III) I saw no logo when I contact-printed the negative.

Cheers -

george

--- D Hill <zoppa29@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Another note on papers. I used to use Ilford, but I got cranky at the price
> one day so I picked up a box of Mitsubishi Gekko Matte, tried it and liked it
> - and It's also great for proofs. It is a wonderful matte surface VC RC
> paper, and is quite inexpensive at about $33 for 100 - 8x10. It does not
> have the logo imprinted on the back. You can get the stuff through Freestyle
> if you want to try it. However, if all of us run out to freestyle to
> purchase the great inexpensive paper - they just might play the kodak game
> and charge up the price. Ah, the joys of photography.
> Don
> Andy Schmitt <aschmitt@warwick.net> wrote: confirmed...Ilford is logo
> free...
> andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:40 PM
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> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] re: paper negative
>
>
> on paper negatives: seagull oriental brand papers (confirmed with my own
> eyes) and forte brand (as told by company representative) do not have logos.
> i've heard that ilford is also logo free. ISO is between 6 and 2. i've been
> using film developer for about 5-10 minutes, and this reduces the contrast
> somewhat. you might take a took at this url, the history and how to of paper
> negatives, including info on william mortenson's special techniques:
>
> http://www.photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa051302a.htm
>
>
> --
> James Luckett
> http://consumptive.org
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>
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Received on Tue Jun 25 12:10:04 2002