Arista EDU Ultra Graded RC Paper Semi-Matte Grade 3 5x7 100 Sheetsis a versatile medium weight resin coated paper for traditional and commercial black and white printing and enlarging. It has a neutral tonality to suit a wide range of applications, and its high-speed silver chlorobromide emulsion incorporates developing agents to facilitate rapid machine processing as well as faster processing times when developing by hand. As a graded paper, it has a fixed medium contrast value of grade 3 and responds solely to unfiltered, white light enlargement using tungsten or tungsten quartz halogen light sources.

This item is one box of 100 sheets of 5 x 7" grade 3 paper, and features a semi-matte surface finish.

For Traditional or Commercial B&W Prints    Medium Weight, Polyethylene Coated Base    Medium Contrast, Grade 3    High-Speed Silver Chlorobromide Emulsion    Neutral Tonality

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. is this black and white?

A: Yes this paper is for black and white printing in a darkroom.

Q: 2. What fixer is recommended to be used with this film? Will TF4 work good with it?

A: I use Kodak fixer or Kodafix...I always use a hardening fixer after too many scratched negatives using rapid fixers (I mean geez, it only adds a minute to the film processing time, so rapid fixer isn't that rapid IMO)

Q: 3. Can anyone compare Arista EDU Ultra 100 to Agfa APX100?

A: The Arista is FomaPan as I've heard, it has a lot of black and white. I've only shot APX 400, it has more traditional grays also.

Q: 4. where is the reciprocity data for this film?

A: The manufacture does not list the reciprocity on the Arista EDU Ultra 400 Black and White Negative Film (4 x 5", 50 Sheets). But a customer says he has for exposures longer than 1 second, he raises the exposure in seconds to the power 1.28. Bit best is to to a lot of experimenting on that.

Q: 5. What is the Iso speed to use it as negative paper?

A: This paper is rated at ISO P500.

Q: 6. What is the expiration date of this film ?

A: As of 2/1/2024 the Arista EDU Ultra 400 Black and White Negative Film (4 x 5", 50 Sheets) expiration date is 8/2026, This is subject to change.

Q: 7. Can you use this paper for outdoor pinhole photography?

A: Yes, the Arista EDU Ultra VC RC Paper (Glossy, 8 x 10", 25 Sheets) may be used for pinhole photography.

Q: 8. Where can I find processing information for this film?

A: This is made to be processed in any standard developer. Follow the developer instructions.

Q: 9. What ISO is this paper? I am using it in a pinhole camera with students and want to help them figure out exposure times.

A: Paper and film ISO speed work in different ways. As an approximation use a film ISO speed of 3-6 for papers but this may vary with the product and types of exposure. You may need to find your optimum value through trial and error.

Q: 10. What is the surface finish of this paper and how is it different from the non EDU designation?

A: This is a pearl surface and currently all of Arista's papers are called EDU.