bill (12/28/82)
I'm thinking about trying to do some photos in black&white
with a very high contrast, very close to just black and white on the
print (no grays). The books I've seen talk about two types of film
I'm interested in, lith film and something called contour line
film. The lith film seems to be just a high contrast B&W film, the contour
line film is strange stuff. It shows both highlights and dark areas in
black (it has a double emulsion) and the rest of the image (all the mid
tones) as white or gray. The effect is that of a pen and ink drawing.
Does someone know where I can get either of these films in
a 35mm format, preferably without having to buy 100ft? Information about
developing them (what chemicals etc.) would also be nice, as would the
address of a lab that would process them for you.
Thanks in advance,
Bill Schell
Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
{ucbvax, harpo, ihnss}!allegra!billtw (12/29/82)
#R:allegra:-72500:hp-pcd:7800010:000:658 hp-pcd!tw Dec 28 15:57:00 1982 Find a reputable photo store and buy a roll of Kodak 'High Contrast Copy Film' (it comes in 36 exposure rolls). Follow the enclosed directions for exposing and developing; if I remember right, it will have to be developed in D-19 (which you should be able to get at any store competent enough to carry HCCF anyway) for maximum contrast. The rest of the developing process is the same as for any other b&w film. Just follow the recommendations, and bracket a lot, and you'll do just fine. I don't have a clue as to a lab for this; I've always done my own. Tw Cook - HP Personal Computer Div, Corvallis OR - harpo!hp-pcd!tw