RE: re: paper negative

The logo on Kodak paper makes it unsuitable for using as a negative, in my
experience, which is to bad because the paper is nice and I would love to
suppport an American company.

Mitch

>From: George L Smyth <glsmyth@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] re: paper negative
>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:10:39 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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-----
> > From: pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com
> > [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com]On Behalf Of James
> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 7:40 PM
> > To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> > 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
> >
> >
> > --
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> > http://consumptive.org
> >
> >
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Received on Tue Jun 25 12:35:46 2002