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  1. Flash with black and white paper reversal: a 1000-watt experiment Can flash solve the long exposure problem in black and white paper reversal? I tested with a Bowens Esprit 1000DX, a Stenopeika Caronte 4x5 and a Minutero 2.0. Flash works, just barely. The more useful discovery was about how strong summer daylight actually is.
  2. Finding the Best Paper and Developer for Black and White Paper Reversal: a four-day contrast test Sixteen papers, eleven developers, four days in the darkroom, trying to find the combination that reduces contrast in black and white paper reversal. Ansco 120 made the decisive difference. Bromide papers do not work at all, and here is how I found that out.