Re: ortho film

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:49:59 EDT, BenDuross@aol.com wrote:
>I didnt realise that ortho and litho films are the same.
>does that mean litho film and be developed in trays under a red light?
>this is good news because I had been looking at the ilford ortho film and
>its a lot more expensive than litho film
>Ben

They are not necessarily the same. As Joao mentioned, there is probably
Lith film that is panchromatic, & needs to be developed in total darkness.
Lith film is intended for line copy work and has no real gray scale unless
you start messing around with developers and exposures to lower contrast.

The nice thing in my mind about the Ilford Ortho+ is that it is a normal
film, just without the red sensitivity. You can use any normal film
developer, but develop it with a red darkroom light. More expensive but
easier to use and with a nice tonal range.

Jon
Received on Fri Aug 16 12:15:24 2002