Agfa MCP 310 RC - Toning with Kodak Brown Toner/ Selenium

Can't say anything about Kodak Brown Toner with this paper, though I'd be surprised if you saw no color change. Selenium will provide a little more contrast, perhaps about 1/2 paper grade worth which under the right circumstances will serve to separate some of the shadow details a little more cleanly. Color change will be very slight and might not even be noticeable under some viewing conditions.

Agfa MCP 310 RC paper responds nicely to selenium toning. I use Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner diluted one part toner to 15 parts water (1:15), and tone the Agfa paper from 3 to 5 minutes. This will deepen and enhance the blacks nicely, and also effect an attractive (to me) subtle purplish color.

The Agfa RC paper will tone in Kodak brown toner, but will take at least twice as long as in the selenium toner to bring about a color change. It should tone a nice cool subtle brown color. I haven't used this combo in awhile, but I used the dilution recommended by Kodak and printed on the bottle of brown toner.

Before using either toner the print should be immersed in water for a minute or so. Also, both toners should be used with good ventilation. The Kodak brown toner has a noxious sulfur smell, while the selenium has a strong ammonia odor.

Thank you for your response. Can I dry the prints after washing and tone them later outdoor? I don't think I can tone them in my temporary darkroom in the bathroom.

If I dry the prints first, do I moisture the prints for a few minutes before I tone them in daylight outdoor? Any difference between doing this and toning the prints right after fixing (when the prints are wet)?

Yes, you can tone the prints after they have dried, but immerse them in water before putting them in the toning solution. Toning out of doors sounds like a good idea. An overcast day, or someplace in the shade would probably be better than bright direct sun. You might want to keep an untoned print handy for reference-makes it easier to see the degree of color change as the toning progresses.

Whichever toner you use should be mixed with distilled water, rather than tapwater. Good luck, and have fun.

Whether the prints are toned while still wet from processing, or dried and toned days or weeks later should not make a difference.

Binyuan, the times I gave in my first post for a color change to take place were for typical room temperatures of 68-72 degrees F. Any colder than that will result in longer toning times. (And warmer temps call for shorter times). If it's too cold you wont get any toning effect no matter how long you leave the paper in the toner.

Yes, AGFA MCP tones great with brown toner (Viradon) and Selenium. Selenium will give you a nice purple tone and brown toner dark chocolatey tones. Follow the instructions of the bottle regarding dilutions, and rememeber that selenium toner gives more change when more concentrated and brown toner shows more change when more diluted.

Also you can tone dry prints no problem, just put them in water for a minute or 2 before you put them in the toner