Here I go again, replying to myself with an afterthought.
I forgot to mention that if you run your finger across Opal, it feels almost
like sandpaper. I printed some stuff on it many years ago, and it is great for
some subjects, but, boy, is it a pain to copy.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
> Must be the old Kodak Opal V, which was extensively used for wedding
> photography. My 1970 edition of the "Kodak Master Darkroom Dataguide" has
> photo
> paper samples in it and describes Opal as, "Simulates silk, is popular for
> wedding photography. Also a very attractive medium for expressing brightness
> in
> snow scenes, seascapes, etc."
>
> Yeah, it's a bitch to scan.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> --big snip--
>
> > I've got several other old photos with this problem I'm looking
> > forward to trying this on. That pebble surface has stumped me for
> > years.
> >
> > Joel W.
> >
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