Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, The most beautiful (technically) Landscape photography I have ever seen first hand is John Sexton's. The tonal range he can extract from his negatives is amazing. Since before it was introduced he has used nothing but TMX and TMY processed in a Jobo with TMax - RS dilutions 1 to 7 or 1 to 9 and occasionally for really high contrast stuff at very high dilutions in a special tray he had built. While not claiming to be very good myself, I too get good results using TMY as my normal film in the Leica, and TMX in the Bronica and 4X5. You are right, it's whatever works for you and your procedures. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: John Poirier [SMTP:MJ.Patterson@nt.sympatico.ca] > Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 12:21 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Film reels (was: B&W film (long)) > > > Well, Bob, I guess we both must be freaks because my experience (since > mid-seventies) has been the same as yours. As far as TMax is concerned, > you > might consider the possibility that it is just plain ugly- especially the > 100. I've used truckloads of of 4x5 TMax 100 as a copy film, but wouldn't > be caught dead using it for landscapes. > (Of course, there are so many variables in processing and printing that > other freaks may well be getting beautiful results with the stuff.) > > John Poirier >