[LargeFormat] Kodak Azo Paper

[Clive Warren]

At 12:23 20/11/2002 +0000, Clive Warren wrote:
>Having a little more time on my hands at the moment and thinking about 
>venturing into the darkroom for a printing session I came across Michael 
>Smith and Paula Chamlee's web site on Azo printing.
>
>Azo paper seems to be a wonderful invention for anyone considering contact 
>printing. If 8x10 film in the UK didn't require a second mortgage then 
>maybe Kodak would have allowed us to buy Azo over here. Yep, that's tight, 
>Kodak don't sell Azo papers in the UK....
>
>I will probably be buying some paper from the US as the properties of the 
>paper are a little seductive and mere geographical boundaries should never 
>be an impediment to the adventurous photographer ;-)
>
>Do we have any Azo printers here who can pass on a few tips to a wannabe?
>
>Cheers,
>        Clive

I guess that the answer is no!

Well it's good to be forging new ground with the paper. Will let you know 
when the paper arrives and how it all turns out in the darkroom. From what 
I understand, Azo has been around for a long time but until recently has 
fallen by the wayside like so many films and papers.

Azo seems to have an amazing capacity to depict a large brightness range 
and grade 2 is suitable for most negs by all accounts. I have invited 
Michael Smith to write something for the f32 web site so expect real words 
of wisdom soon.

Tis very quiet on the list at the moment - I guess it's the advent of 
Winter and the long dark nights - all in the darkroom or sorting through negs.

Have a creative weekend.

Cheers, Clive