Re: ortho film

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:30:38 -0300, Joao Ribeiro wrote:
>Hello Gordon,
>
>
>>I use ortho film. Yes it can be developed under safelight. A standard
>>film developer will produce a high-contrast film - Ortho film is usually
>>a
>>high contrast film.
>
>I don't understand the above statement.Doesn't Ortho mean "not sensitive
>to red"
>and Lith (from lithographic) means high contrast?

Yes, but since almost all of the ortho films available today are
lithographic films, the terms are often used interchangeably.

The only non-lith ortho film I am aware of is Ilford Ortho+. I've used it
for 4x5, and 4x5 pinhole work. The best description I've heard of is that
is similar to FP4+ without the red sensitization. I'd agree with that.
Received on Fri Aug 16 11:24:52 2002