Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I also like the Fuji 1600 b&w. It has a look and, I'm told by experts, a "curve" very similar to Tri-X. I look at it as a Tri-X with two extra stops. I will try your development recommendations to see how the results compare to mine. But I've been very pleased with mine, so I'll pass them on to you and others considering this film. I soup it as follows: T-Max Developer 1:9, 75F, 15 min. Very limited agitation: 5x at the beginning, middle, and end of development. Keep all liquid temps in the ballpark. No presoak. Use water as the stopbath. I fix with Polymax or Rapid when I can get it here. The problem with this film is that it can get contrasty on me. That's why I limit agitation and use, warm, dilute soup. Good luck! Bruce Feldman Warsaw - ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Walden <photos@gerrywalden.freeserve.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 1999 10:20 AM Subject: [Leica] High speed black and white film >Personally I use Fuji 1600. I find the speed accurate and it gives me very >good grain structure when developed in ID11/D76 at 1:1 or Paterson Aculux. >I have also uprated it to 3200 with exhibition quality results (shot, dare I >say it, with a Canon at jazz festivals etc.) > >Regards > >Gerry (UK) >