Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]shino@ubspainewebber.com says: > i think it's a very nice photo, and a very nice scan. > the tonality of the overalls and the texture of the > walls are nicely captured. it would have been very > easy to crank the contrast up too much. > shows you what a leica, tri-x and d76 can do! :-) Thanks! But Tri-X sure has improved in the last 29 years. Compare these two: 1972: http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/oldpics/framer.htm (Tri-X, D76 1:1, DR 50 Summicron). 2001: http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/currentpics/mischabutter.jpg (Tri-X 2001, processing by Kodak in T-Max developer, 35mm pre-asph Summicron. Subject is my late father-in-law, Mischa). Tri-X today seems almost as good as Plus-X was in the 70s. Granted, there are also differences in lens and developer, but still... Speaking of which, is there any advantage to using T-Max developer on Tri-X? Or is that what Kodak uses on all B&W because it works and they don't have to change chemicals? - --Peter