Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Cohen wrote: > > Ken, > > Im sure you know this, but you might want to clearify. Tri-X is for most > people not a 400 speed film. For you its 160, for Ansel and others it was > 320 or so. Its all about what your meter and shutter, and your development > process sets the film to. For me, Tri-X shot at around 400 (sometimes 320 > sometimes 200) developed in HC-110 (Dilution b) for 7.5 minutes @ 68 > degrees. Printed in a condencer enlarger for minimum time for maximum black > (rated by taking unexposed, fully developed film and making a test strip in > the enlarger (half in the frame to expose the paper w/o the film in the > shot) > > This is for me, 4x5, 120 and 35 the technique I use. > ><Snip> This Mark thinks it is 400. Ansel used Tri X professional which says 320 on the box. I try to discourage people from over exposing their negs. I think it is murder to print. Not good. Bad! mark rabiner woof