Fibre (FB)
Fomatone MG Classic
Foma Bohemia
Foma: 'Selected emulsion batches' can be used for lith; test each emulsion lot. Slow speed, designed mainly for contact printing. Surface codes 131/132 come from retailer listings.
- Contrast
- Variable contrast (filtered)
- Surfaces
- semi-glossy (131), semi-matt (132)
- Image tone
- Brown-green to warm-brown
- Base tint
- Toned to match image (light cream)
- Weight
- baryta base (weight not stated)
- Recommended developers
- Fomatol LQN 1+7, 1-3 min
- Fomatol PW, 2-3 min (formulated for this paper; may be diluted 1+1/1+3 for warmer tone)
- Fomatol P
- Ilford/Harman Warmtone
- Rollei Lith
- Moersch Easy Lith (special edition Fomatone)
- Toning
- Foma: single- or two-bath toning; Fomatoner Sepia gives a yellow-brown, and bath temperature matters less than with Fomaspeed/Fomabrom. Slightly over-expose prints for toning.
- Lith printing
- Suitable
- Sizes
- All usual sizes and rolls up to 108cm wide.
Printing tips: see print exposure basics and the paper grade tool.