Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]unfortunately, they will seem to be making the 400 versions of tri-x in some formats and the 320 in others. i prefer HP5+ because of the availability of this emulsion in virtually every conceivable format. - -rei On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 08:06:46AM -0400, J. Gilbert Plantinga wrote: > So far I've pushed the 400TX both 1 and two stops, and next I'm going > to try it at 200 and perhaps even 3200 (!). Kodak's time for XTOL 1:1 > seems right, but they don't recommend any additional time for a > one-stop push. My negs came out thin that way, but I've added some time > and they look great now. There is still grain, it's finer than the old > Tri-X but just as tight, not mushy, and the tonal curve of the new film > seems about the same as the old -- gorgeous! > > Gilbert > > On Saturday, April 26, 2003, at 07:43 AM, Christer Almqvist wrote: > > >I may be wrong, but the impression I get is that you are not > >thoroughly familiar with all of these films. If that is so, then the > >first piece of advice must be: do not use any film on summer long > >project unless you have thoroughly tested it and become fully familiar > >with it. > > > >When testing the films you may find that the Neopan 1600 does not give > >you much advantage over a slightly pushed Tri-X, which would then > >eliminate one of the three films. From tests that I have read, but not > >done myself, I think the new Tri-X has less grain and more acutance > >than the old one. Testers are questioning the correctness of the > >developing times published by Kodak, so again test this yourself. > > > >If you want to stick to one film you may wish to consider shooting > >Tri-X at half the speed on the box, or less, and develop accordingly. > >APX 100 is not considered a super-fine-grain-high-acutance film so the > >Tri-X may not be far off quality wise. Otherwise both films should be > >well suited for the environmental portraits. > > > >Please post some sample this fall, and have fun - and lots of success. > > > >Chris > > > > > > > >>I'm currently beginning a summer-long project. At this point I've > >>shot three > >>different films: Tri-X, Neopan 1600, and APS 100, primarily because > >>of the > >>different light I was shooting in. These are all portraits - > >>environmental > >>portraits you might say. > >> > >>Is it desirable to shoot with the same film or is changing film okay? > >>I think > >>I'll mostly be using APS 100 but there will be evenings when Tri-X > >>will be > >>required. I hope I won't have the heavy overcast to require the > >>Neopan again. > >> > >>Your thoughts would be appreciated. > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>Adam > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html