I read the answers on the question of Ann and there rises a new question. If Kodak Panlure is sensitive to red and orange colours, what colour does your darkroom safelight has ?? Does anyone know if this paper is available in Europe (Holland) ? I normally use filters to get a good black and white print of a colour neg. But like to try Kodak Panlure one time.

Thanks, marina

-- Marina Klein (marona@xs4all.nl), May 16, 2001

Answers

Response to Kodak Panlure

Black.

-- Bill Mitchell (bmitch@home.com), May 16, 2001.

Response to Kodak Panlure

Dear Marina,

you can use a darkroom safelight. The papers are not sensitive at the same level all over the light spectrum. They have some parts where the sensitivity is reduced. For colour papers it is a part of green. Therefore the darkroom safelight for colour paper is dark green. This light is not as bright as the red light for orthocromatic B&W paper but it helps to orientate yourself in the darkroom. I assume that you can use this darkroom safelight for panchromatic (sensitized for the whole light spectrum) B&W paper too. Unfortunately I cannot answer if the Panalure paper is available in Europe. I suggest, have a look at Kodak´s web site.

Kind regards Wolfgang Holz

Agfa-Gevaert AG

-- wolfgang holz (wolfgang.holz.wh@germany.agfa.com), May 17, 2001.

Response to Kodak Panlure

The answer "black" was almost correct. The safelight Kodak recommends is very dark amber. So dark, you have to turn your head and look directly at the light to see if it is on.

Unless you plan on doing long printing sessions and processing lots of prints, total darkness is much cheaper and almost as useful as the filter Kodak sells.

-- Charlie Strack (charlie_strack@sti.com), May 18, 2001.