[Leica] New TriX

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Michael E. Berube said / asked:

> Does anyone have a favourite formulation for the new TriX? How does it
> look in
> Rodinal Mark?
>
> My local most trusted B&W lab guy hates the new TriX with a passion (he
> prefers
> Bergger and HP5) and indeed all of the new TriX rolls that I've seen
> from his
> lab have the tonality of lith film. He's using D76 for TriX but I know
> not at
> what time/temp. I do not want to send him the film if he isn't having a
> good
> time with it so it looks like I'll be processing silver again for my fun
>
> shooting (then having it scanned and print via Epson or Frontier.
>
> I have been out of the B&W darkroom for about a decade.
> I got 20 rolls of the new TriX to push through my Leicas at a really
> nice price
> but don't want to waste them all in experimenting so I'd love a jumping
> off
> point if someone is using the new emulsion with a custom ISO rating, a
> favourite developer or a custom time/temp/agitation choice and is liking
> the
> results.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.<<

Michael,
It's likely your processing guy that's having the problem, not the film! We
shot over 400 rolls on the new "Women in Medicine." book and the results are
superb!

13 X19 prints you'd die for with scanned 4000 dpi negs and a Polaroid
Sprintscan. Both Sandy scanning on her machine and mine here. Never a
problem! Wet trays or 2200 Epson.

It was all souped in xtol 1:1 @ 75 degrees for 8 minutes and rated at ASA
800 all available light in many different hospital locations.

So I don't understand what your problem is. Like wat don't you like seeing
of negs that you are looking at and what kind of printing are you doing?
ted