Kentmere, a UK-based and owned company, is one of the world's leading B&W paper manufacturers, committed to offering the highest standards of product and service, a commitment reflected by the company's achievement of the prestigious ISO 9002 accreditation for quality. Kentmere Bromide A conventional graded double-weight fibre based paper with a Glossy Unglazed surface finish. For lovers of the traditional qualities of graded fiber-based papers. Superb, rich neutral blacks, a brilliant base white and outstanding tonal rendition characterise these papers. If you prefer the outstanding qualities of a traditional graded paper, Kentmere Bromide is the choice. Kentmere Kentona A little-known gem, Kentona is a double-weight chloro-bromide paper with a Glossy Unglazed surface. The choice for photographers and printers seeking unique warm image tones from a double-weight fiber paper, Kentona offers superior quality. Its specialist chloro-bromide emulsion has been formulated to give especially deep warm rich blacks with a warmer base white, to complement the emulsion characteristics. Tonal separation is superb, particularly low key work, which particularly suits the paper's richness of image. The emulsion is designed to be sensitive to both warm tone developers and various toning techniques. Kentona is the answer for the discerning image maker - striking results from a strikingly different paper. Kentmere Fineprint The Fineprint VC range consists of black and white enlarging papers with a traditional fibre base, coated with a variable contrast emulsion. Using standard colour filtration, contrast from grades 00 to 5 are achievable in half grade steps. Fineprint VC is available in Glossy, Finegrain and Finegrain Warmtone. Whatever your needs, Fineprint VC is the perfect choice for portfolio, exhibition and commercial work where excellence is the criterion. Three unique alternatives for the discerning image maker seeking the aesthetic qualities of a fiber-based paper coupled with the convenience of a variable contrast emulsion. Cool rich blacks, crisp bright whites and exceptional mid-tone detail characterize Fineprint VC Glossy and Finegrain. Kentmere's unique bromo-iodide technology, with its special construction, offers superior sharpness with separation in even the finest detail. The range also includes Fineprint F.G. Warmtone. Warm rich whites and a subtle, warmer image rendition characterize this paper complemented by its Finegrain Semi-Matt surface. All three surfaces respond superbly to many toning techniques allowing further manipulation of tone and contrast. Kentmere VC Select Offering commercial and creative printers a premium quality, high speed, variable contrast resin coated paper, VC Select gives the busy professional printer the quality alternative - superb image rendition with a high speed emulsion one stop faster than most. By cutting exposure times by 50%, VC Select can significantly reduce valuable production time. Deep, rich, neutral blacks, excellent tonal separation and crisp whites characterise this paper. VC Select offers image excellence, high emulsion speed, cool, crisp sparkling prints, backed by the quality and consistency of an ISO 9002 accredited manufacturer. VC Select is a black and white enlarging paper with a polyethylene coated base, coated with a variable contrast emulsion. Using standard colour filtration, contrast grades from 00 to 5 are achievable in half grade steps. VC Select is available in four separate surface finishes - Glossy, Satin, Fine Lustre and Fine Lustre Warmtone. General usage guidelines for all Kentmere Papers:Open only in a darkroom, illuminated by safelights llford 902 or Kodak OC containing 15W bulbs or equivalent. Red safelights may also be used. The safelights should be at least one metre from the paper at all times and good working practice of keeping exposure to safelight at a minimum should be adopted. Unused paper should be returned to its original packaging for storage. Kentmere Data Sheets & MSDS Kentmere_Bromide.pdf |
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