Agfa Multicontrast Classic Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

wwsall
( Professional)

Review Date
February 28, 2006

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 9

Price Paid: $50.00 from B&H Photo

Summary:

Great warm tone paper. I print very contrasty negs (B&W Infrared) and tone with selenium to give a full color change. It creates a very old fashioned tone that I like.

Strengths:

Fast, nice surface, inexpensive, tones better than most.

Weaknesses:

Getting hard to find!

Similar Products Used:

Ilford MC, Kodak Fine Art.

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Rating
Reviewed by: tony joseph
(Professional)

Review Date
January 25, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 9

Price Paid: $0.00 from b&h

Summary:

guess what? i just step out of the wet room my prints are in the washing stage, i had to take the time out to say ;this paper blew me away,you want perfection well this paper comes close.too be honest there is no perfect paper but if you are looking for a true black.beautiful tonealty look no further,

Strengths:

it has come too being perfect;i se to dis regard this paper,because of all the hype about ilford,i went through 500 sheets of fiber from ilford and still did not find what i was looking for.i have to say this paper is a heavyweaght.to have perfect harmony on a print, its negative, developer,paper.

Weaknesses:

weight,cannot take extensive washing,in comparson to ilford or bergger.

Similar Products Used:

forte,orental seagall,bergger,kodak.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Michael Evans
(Expert)

Review Date
February 27, 2003

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Review 3 of 9

Price Paid: $45.00 from B&H

Summary:

I decided to give this paper a try as I was looking for a paper that was not as brilliant white as the Iford I have been using. It has a slight warm which has a very pleasing look. I used the semi matt fine art and has a very slight shine to it. I will definately be using this paper for future printing as I just like the subtle tone and slighly off white highlights.

Strengths:

Beautiful tonal range Slight warm cast (but not to warm)

Similar Products Used:

Iflord FB IV

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Rating
Reviewed by: Eamonn Aiken
(Intermediate)

Review Date
November 23, 2001

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 4 of 9

Price Paid: $0.00

Summary:

Long tonal scale with slightly muted highlights and shadows- SLIGHTLY. An excellent paper for anything with skin tones or where the emphasis is on midrange gradations. Slight warmtone; I''ve had my best results in standard dilution ZonalPro Factor One. Tones well in selenium for a poppier but still rich image.

Strengths:

Lovely greyscale and texture for people pictures. Likes negs rich with contrast as it can muddy up lower contrast negatives, but has great capability.

Weaknesses:

As above, not the best with negatives that don''t have a rich range of tones in them; it just gives me more trouble in pulling a good print than do other papers. I think of it as a niche product rather than an everyday paper, but I know many use this as their #1 paper.

Similar Products Used:

Forte VC warmtone, Ilford MGIV and Galerie

Customer Service:

n/a

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Rating
Reviewed by: Smallman
(Expert)

Review Date
November 5, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 5 of 9

Price Paid: $0.00 from Sydney Australia

Summary:

MCC.111 is a very fine FB printing material. It has an excellent tonal range with particularly good dark tone definition. Capable of excellent results with almost any subject.

Strengths:

Well made prints on this material can have a very strong visual presence. Good tonal range from Grade 0 to 5. No foibles or problems in use. Better priced than main competitors. Takes toning well.

Weaknesses:

None.

Similar Products Used:

Ilford MG1V FB, Kodak PMax Fine Art.

Customer Service:

Not required

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