Out of Date Paper and Weak Blacks?

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dan.c.quinn@att.net - 28 Mar 2006 00:13 GMT

Last night I was testing some 3 years O of D 5x7 Polymax II RC
N surface. In three tests I did not see a good black. Is that usual
with old paper or is that the N surface? Dan

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Greg - 28 Mar 2006 00:28 GMT

> Last night I was testing some 3 years O of D 5x7 Polymax II RC
> N surface. In three tests I did not see a good black. Is that usual
> with old paper or is that the N surface? Dan

Usual with old paper and Semi matte, semi matte papers typically
have a dmax around 1.55 as opposed to 2.oo to 2.15 for glossy.

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Nicholas O. Lindan - 28 Mar 2006 01:59 GMT

<dan.c.quinn@att.net> wrote in message

> Last night I was testing some 3 years O of D 5x7 Polymax II RC
> N surface. In three tests I did not see a good black. Is that usual
> with old paper or is that the N surface? Dan

What happens if you develop the paper with the room lights on?
That should produce a max D-Max.

My experience with old paper is that it fogs, looses sensitivity
and becomes low contrast. Sometimes Benztriazole and long
exposure times were able to salvage it for printing proofs.

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Dana H. Myers - 28 Mar 2006 05:04 GMT

> Last night I was testing some 3 years O of D 5x7 Polymax II RC
> N surface. In three tests I did not see a good black. Is that usual
> with old paper or is that the N surface? Dan

My experience with Polymax II RC is that the Dmax dies in undeveloped
paper, 1-2 years out-of-date.

Drove me nuts at first...

Dana

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