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5X7 is what I must use as default and capable. But I dare it on 8x10 often.
5X7 is what I must use as default and capable. But I dare it on 8x10 often.
What's your most frequently used PAPER size?
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John E Earley
Tuol Sleng S21-0174
Wet: 9x12cm(contact print), 5x7, 8x10
Digital: 8.5x11(frequently with dual 5x7's), 11x14, 17x21
Digital: 8.5x11(frequently with dual 5x7's), 11x14, 17x21
taskoni
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18X24 - contact prints, 30x40 - control prints
Regards,
Boris
Regards,
Boris
Ronald M
Veteran
11x14 because I can cut it down to make whatever I need. Paper cutter is set to 10" so I chop 14 to 10, then I have a 2 inch matt that I move to the spacer and make the 8".
No waste because the cutoffs are the test strips I run through the most important tones of the picture, say eyes and dark hair on a portrait.
With careful exposure and a contact sheet guide, I need few test sheets.
Another use is full format 35 mm down the center of 11x14. This leaves edge area to aid with mounting.
There are also templates to make smaller sizes from 11x14. Having them well marked allows me to resize under safe light conditions.
My 50+ year old Braumburger paper safe with 5 shelves helps me keep everything tidy.
It is 11x14 and has a roll up door similar to a roll top desk. Probably a garage sale item today like most quality darkroom equipment.
The paper cutter is also a quality one , not the chop lever variety. 35 mm enlargers are all Leica, 4x5 are Omega. Buy good stuff makes darkroom much more pleasant as does calibrating your exposure and development so you never end up doing 6 test prints trying to compensate for bad craftsmanship.
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No waste because the cutoffs are the test strips I run through the most important tones of the picture, say eyes and dark hair on a portrait.
With careful exposure and a contact sheet guide, I need few test sheets.
Another use is full format 35 mm down the center of 11x14. This leaves edge area to aid with mounting.
There are also templates to make smaller sizes from 11x14. Having them well marked allows me to resize under safe light conditions.
My 50+ year old Braumburger paper safe with 5 shelves helps me keep everything tidy.
It is 11x14 and has a roll up door similar to a roll top desk. Probably a garage sale item today like most quality darkroom equipment.
The paper cutter is also a quality one , not the chop lever variety. 35 mm enlargers are all Leica, 4x5 are Omega. Buy good stuff makes darkroom much more pleasant as does calibrating your exposure and development so you never end up doing 6 test prints trying to compensate for bad craftsmanship.
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Mark A. Fisher
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9"x7" Hand-torn watercolor paper, treated with Van Dyke Brown or Cyanotype. I'm working on a project of landscapes that lend themselves well to the VDB process - and some Cyanotype - and for the 7"x5" negatives I'm using this paper size works nicely.
On other wet prints I use either 11x14 or 16x20, but I haven't done any of those for quite a bit.
On other wet prints I use either 11x14 or 16x20, but I haven't done any of those for quite a bit.
Bill Clark
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mostly 4x6 or 5x7.
Enlargements the biggest I have made in my darkroom is 16x20. Medium format film T-Max 100.
Freestyle had rolls 6" wide on closeout and I bought three of them. Each roll can make 1500 4by6 prints.
From the voting looks like quite of few frequently use 8x10 paper. I do use 8x10 paper to make contacts of each roll.
Enlargements the biggest I have made in my darkroom is 16x20. Medium format film T-Max 100.
Freestyle had rolls 6" wide on closeout and I bought three of them. Each roll can make 1500 4by6 prints.
From the voting looks like quite of few frequently use 8x10 paper. I do use 8x10 paper to make contacts of each roll.
Brian Atherton
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When I had a darkroom, mostly 10x8 inch or 20x16 inch Ilford Multigrade gloss. Now digital Epson gloss A4, or very rarely A3, for framed prints.
Dogman
Veteran
Digital 13x19". Specifically Epson Hot Press Natural. A little 8.5x11" in various brands of so-called "fine art" matte.
When I had a wet darkroom, I used 11x14 Ilford RC papers mostly. I never liked them but, then again, I haven't liked chemical photographic papers since Agfa Portriga Rapid and Kodak Medalist.
When I had a wet darkroom, I used 11x14 Ilford RC papers mostly. I never liked them but, then again, I haven't liked chemical photographic papers since Agfa Portriga Rapid and Kodak Medalist.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
For 35mm: 5 x 7, since it matches the 135 aspect ratio pretty closely. If I want a larger print, I use 8 x 10 paper, printing to around 7 x 10.
For 120 rollfilm: 8 x 10 or 11 x 14.
For XPAN: 11 x 14 paper cut to 5.5 x 14. Sometimes 8 x 10 cut to 4 x 10.
My darkroom sink can handle 16 x 20, but I rarely use it because handling such a large paper is too much like WORK!
For 120 rollfilm: 8 x 10 or 11 x 14.
For XPAN: 11 x 14 paper cut to 5.5 x 14. Sometimes 8 x 10 cut to 4 x 10.
My darkroom sink can handle 16 x 20, but I rarely use it because handling such a large paper is too much like WORK!
bhop73
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I put A6 digital.. I hope that's 4x6..
RichC
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A2 digital - but NOT inkjet.
I always get C-type prints for exhibitions, which is traditional silver-based colour photographic paper onto which a digital image is projected by laser rather than an image from ye olde worlde enlarger.
Inkjet prints and traditional colour C-type prints look entirely different - neither is better, simply different. Inkjet prints are sharper and more "clinical" looking, and are not forgiving of image flaws; C-type prints have a little less definition, and certain ethereal quality. Much of the difference arises from the image sitting as pigment particles in inkjet prints while the image in C-type prints is diffused in a layer under the surface.
I really like that diffuse quality in C-type prints - like looking into the distance where everything is not quite distinct...
Incidentally, C-type prints from labs are cheaper and less fragile than inkjet prints! And last several decades too!
I always get C-type prints for exhibitions, which is traditional silver-based colour photographic paper onto which a digital image is projected by laser rather than an image from ye olde worlde enlarger.
Inkjet prints and traditional colour C-type prints look entirely different - neither is better, simply different. Inkjet prints are sharper and more "clinical" looking, and are not forgiving of image flaws; C-type prints have a little less definition, and certain ethereal quality. Much of the difference arises from the image sitting as pigment particles in inkjet prints while the image in C-type prints is diffused in a layer under the surface.
I really like that diffuse quality in C-type prints - like looking into the distance where everything is not quite distinct...
Incidentally, C-type prints from labs are cheaper and less fragile than inkjet prints! And last several decades too!
Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
13x19, which is super B as I understand that system. I usually print 11x14 or 12x18. Size matters.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Paper size: 17x23.5
Image size 13x19.5
Roll paper allows for custom size. Nice prints like big borders.
Cal
Image size 13x19.5
Roll paper allows for custom size. Nice prints like big borders.
Cal
ChrisPlatt
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I now shoot 35mm film exclusively. I make an 8x10 proof sheet of each roll.
Anything I enlarge gets made on 5x7. If it's exceptional I may make an 8x10.
I have thought about getting a 4x5 Speed Ez El and cutting down 8x10 sheets,
but that sounds like too much work.
Chris
Anything I enlarge gets made on 5x7. If it's exceptional I may make an 8x10.
I have thought about getting a 4x5 Speed Ez El and cutting down 8x10 sheets,
but that sounds like too much work.
Chris
zuiko85
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I use 8x10 most to cut up into 4x5 and 5x8 for paper negatives. I use 5x7 most for wet print with 8x10 occasionaly. I shoot lots of little negatives, 8x11mm, 10x14mm, and 18x24mm so don't like to stretch it too much.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hmmm, with 35mm film and 24 x 36mm frames on the film (excluding the odd Nikon* one) I reckon a lot of 8" x 12" should be done but people will cut off or crop a 2" by 8" strip. It makes me wonder why people worry about inaccurate view-finders.
As I see it the answer is print 35mm film on A4 paper which is almost 12" by 8¼" but that seems to be a minority view like using A5 for 7½" by 5"...
And what about A3+ for 12" by 18" with a margin?
Regards, David
* 24mm by 32mm from memory.
As I see it the answer is print 35mm film on A4 paper which is almost 12" by 8¼" but that seems to be a minority view like using A5 for 7½" by 5"...
And what about A3+ for 12" by 18" with a margin?
Regards, David
* 24mm by 32mm from memory.
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
FWIW Ganz also made Speed Ez El models with wider borders along the long sides.
These match exactly the relative dimensions of the 35mm negative.
I use these occasionally, but trimming the borders afterward is a PITA.
Instead I usually opt for the standard 5x7 and 8x10 models.
Most of my photos don't suffer from a bit of cropping anyway.
Chris
These match exactly the relative dimensions of the 35mm negative.
I use these occasionally, but trimming the borders afterward is a PITA.
Instead I usually opt for the standard 5x7 and 8x10 models.
Most of my photos don't suffer from a bit of cropping anyway.
Chris
unixrevolution
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I do 100% digital printing of processed negatives and digital images.
I answered A4 (digital) even though I'm an American and use the US equivalent, 8.5x11, or "Letter" size. I like using Letter for 8x10 prints because of the margins that give me something to lay under the matte, and because it's more available and cheaper than true 8x10.
I most enjoy printing on 11x14, but I get the chance to do an 8x10 a lot more often.
I answered A4 (digital) even though I'm an American and use the US equivalent, 8.5x11, or "Letter" size. I like using Letter for 8x10 prints because of the margins that give me something to lay under the matte, and because it's more available and cheaper than true 8x10.
I most enjoy printing on 11x14, but I get the chance to do an 8x10 a lot more often.
Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
Like most, I print to the size of readily available mats. Some fine day I will invest in mat cutting equipment but for now, it's off the shelf stuff.
airfrogusmc
Veteran
I have no idea what A whatever is. Just like folks that used portrait/landscape. It's vertical or horizontal.
13X19 is my most used size.
13X19 is my most used size.
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