Foma Fomaspeed Variant III VC RC Paper is a neutral-tone, medium-weight, variable contrast black & white paper on a pure white, resin coated base.
Fomaspeed is made using silver chlorobromide emulsion that gives a silver image tone shading from neutral to mildly warm. The paper features a very rich halftone scale from a shining white to a saturated black.
| Process Type | Fomaspeed can be processed with usual developers by hand in trays or in developing machines that are suitable for the papers on fiber base. The resulting image tone can be influenced using various types of developers. For a neutral image tone the Fomatol LQN or Fomatol P developers are recommended. Other developers are also recommended such as Polymax (Kodak), Variospeed (Tetenal), PQ Universal (Ilford) or Dektol (Kodak). |
| Base Type | Resin coated base |
| Tone | Neutral-tone, on a pure white base |
| Weight | Medium weight |
| Contrast | Variable contrast, multi-grade (0-5). |
| Surface Finish | Glossy surface |
| Safelight Compatibility | Fomaspeed Variant III is a material with orthochromatic sensitizing and therefore suitable safelights shall be used. Dark red filter for orthochromatic materials (such as Kodak 1, Ilford 906) and a 15 W bulb are quite suitable. The paper should be exposed to the safelight only for a necessary short time. |
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Comments about Fomaspeed Variant III VC RC Paper 5x7/100 Sheets:
High quality paper, I really like the tones and soft contrast intermediaries.
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Very uniform from batch to batch. Priced well for students.
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Great consistency in all sheets of paper, durable and non-flimsy when wet, not affected greatly by safelights.
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