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Don't Do That

Posted on Posted in the fora, The Post

don’t do what?

according to the combined internet forum intelligence, you must not ever, no way, no how, get an inkjet print wet.
After spending enough hours with the netjobs, I thought it might be better to test their advice, again. This is a print that had been tossed into the soapy dishwater. I did the same experiment a few days ago, and wanted to test again, this time with different paper, same epson ink.

inkject in soap suds

The soap suds run right off the print, as if it were an RC color print from last century. I dried it in the sun, yep it has drying marks from the dirty dishwater it was in for about 5 minutes before saving it from “certain destruction.”

don’t do what?

don’t believe the nattering neybobs of the large forums

Roll your own, don’t suck the pipe from a stranger.

Slavich Arrives

Posted on Posted in Prints, the Lab, The Post

Samples Arrive

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the paper arrived this past friday. I had some other work to get out before getting round to some tests of this paper. It came from Los Angeles, the distributor/importer. Packaging wasn’t good, but I never expect B&H packaging to be as good as Freestyle. Although, since this was a drop ship order, I had hoped they would send it packed as though they understood how to pack light sensitive paper.
It just came in a blister pack — as though it were a catalog, or other advertising material intended for perusal and discard. This is what happens in shipping:
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Can’t blame the carrier, these breaks and folds are because the packing doesn’t hold the contents tightly. It wasn’t even a padded envelope. I don’t know what I will do if the paper turns out to be a winner. Seems dangerous to consider ordering a large quantity that may not be packed properly for shipping.
Included instructions. They also include formulas for developer,stop, and fix baths. This is thorough tech data.
Slavich