[Leica] Any Gibbon Can Get Good Results from Tri-X

[buzz.hausner at verizon.net (Buzz Hausner)]

Hi, Tina!

        I would warn, however, that T Max emulsions are very
unforgiving.  If your development time and temperatures are not within a
fairly narrow range you will get garbage for negatives.  I am being
hyperbolic, but both Tri-X and HP are very forgiving emulsions and
tolerate a wide range of exposures on one roll, always producing
passable to exceptional results.  Especially for the dark room novice,
the darkroom slob, or for the gibbons working in your local lab.

        Buzz Hausner

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Tina Manley
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 3:22 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Film snobs and Tri-X

At 03:11 PM 8/1/2004, you wrote:
>Your thoughts about why you dislike Tri-X and what you look for in
>other films that are better would be instructive and I'd enjoy reading
>them: what you want to exploit in Tri-X that you can't, how other
>films solve that problem for you. That's really useful.
>
>Adam

Adam -

My opinion for what it's worth:  I like Tri-X fine, but I prefer 
TMax.  Tri-X is very contrasty and TMax has much more open shadows.
It's 
smoother looking. I can push TMax a lot further without increasing the 
grain.  I'm sure it has to do with the way I develop film, but after 
thousands of rolls over 30 years, I like TMax for the way I work.  That
may 
have nothing to do with the way anybody else works, however.

Tina


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