From: Jim Carlile (email suppressed)
Date: Thu May 01 2008 - 14:52:58 PDT
I think what these labs are doing is using Plus-X for the reversal dupes.
Reversing positive stock with that 'negative' printed image on it from a
reversal original is an interesting idea, but I suspect the quality would be
uncertain and would take a lot of experimentation. If it were easy to do Kodak
would already have a manual on it because that would be a nice replacement idea
for reversal B/W print stock. Maybe somebody is but I've never heard about
it.
What I'm confused about is why anyone would want to 'reverse' camera
reversal, if negative film is already available...
In a message dated 5/1/2008 2:10:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
email suppressed writes:
In the UK you can still buy B&W reversal processing kits, and Kodak
still produce a recipe for DIYers (you have to bulk buy and mix the
chemicals). Is there any reason why these could not be used to cross-
process B&W positive print stock?
Nicky Hamlyn.
On 1 May 2008, at 21:20, Jeff Kreines wrote:
> On May 1, 2008, at 11:33 AM, Mark Toscano wrote:
>
>> If someone really wanted a reversal workprint, why
>> couldn't it just be printed to more plus-x?
>
> In addition to the other problems, you can't use a safelight with
> it -- unlike other print stocks.
>
> I wonder if there's a process that can reverse B&W positive stock,
> akin to the process used to make color slop prints from color
> workprint (in 35mm) on Agfa print stocks. (Also called dirty
> dupes, no longer needed in this age of video projection at mix
> houses.)
>
> We could build a simple film recorder to go with our scanners for
> making "reversal" prints -- you'd scan the original and "print" to
> B&W or color positive stock. Might go well with our new desktop
> scanners that we're building for schools... if anyone still needs
> 16mm prints.
>
> Jeff "my partner does -- she still uses Steenbecks" Kreines
>
>
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