Re: Cyanotypes

Bob writes:
> I looked into Ortho film, but it's a tad too expensive compared to paper
> as it's not an item that most places stock. I went into my local pro
> shop as I was buying stuff from them anyway and it would have cost
> about ?55 ex VAT for 25 sheets of 10"x8"; that's around $120.91
> assuming a $1.8709 to ?1 exchange rate...

I use Freestyle's Maco Genius film for a few applications (camera stock,
transparent positives in photogravure), and it's priced at $25.99 for 10
8x10 sheets.

    http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_prod.php?cat_id=&pid=851

Still not as cheap as paper, but not as bad as you quote, plus it
has big printing advantages over paper negatives. I believe it's made
in Europe, though I don't know under what name it's sold over there. I
think it's only available through Freestyle in the States.

> My cyanotype kit and paper were supposed to be turning up today;

Assuming that you like cyanotype, I'd suggest that you look into
buying the chemicals from a photochemical supplier, as the pricing
seems to be much more favorable than kits. I buy my chemistry from
http://www.artcraftchemicals.com/

--Eric
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Received on Thu Jan 20 09:03:38 2005