Did I even spell that right? I am a student who is just beginning my darkroom classes. I have all my assignments done for a few days and want to try to print black and white from a color neg. Are there any special things I should know about this paper before I buy it? So I need special chemicals or anything or can I use the same ones we use in class for the polymax? Oh one more thing I also have some color slides I would like to try. I lived in Kenya for six months some time ago and have alot of slides fom there. I am especially interested in printing some close ups of a few lions, will there be any contrast at all? They are pretty much the same copor as their background.....

-- martha goldsmith (oscar@unidial.com), October 02, 1999

Answers

Panalure uses ordinary black and white paper chemistry. It is panchromatic, so you need to handle it in complete darkness -- no safelights on. For slides, you will need to make a neg anyway, so why not make black and white negs, and print on regular black and white paper? Adjust your contrast in the copy neg.

-- Tony Brent (ajbrent@mich.com), October 03, 1999.

How do you make b&W negs ffrom a color slide or neg? My professor said he would help me with a copystand but that was to copy a manipulated sx-70 polaroid. Does it work that same way? And what will happen if I try to make a print from a color negative using lith paper? Or is this a whole new can of worms?....I don't want to confuse myself too much but when my assignments are finished I want to use time in the lab for extra stuff...

-- martha goldsmith (oscar@unidial.com), October 03, 1999.

You print the color negs directly onto the Panalure paper. Since slides are positive images, they would reverse if you printed them directly, so you need to make a black and white copy neg of your slides. Ask your teacher about recommendations on suitable black and white films and copying setups. If you have a slide duplicating attachment available for your 35mm camera, you are halfway there.

As for using lith type materials, bear in mind that they are blind to red colored light -- that means that the tonal scale probably wont be what you think it will, but go ahead and play with it.

-- Tony Brent (ajbrent@mich.com), October 05, 1999.