Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Karen, I'd always heard that, but I started using Tmax 400 a few weeks ago (Tri-X, particularly the new one is for the birds). I just rinse the film according to the Ilford technique (cover the film, agitate 5 times, dump out, cover the film, agitate 10 times, dump out, cover the film, agitate 20 times and dump out). I get clear, clean negatives. I fix in Ilford Hypam (a rapid fixer) for twice the recommended time (4 minutes instead of 2). I'm a little irritated at myself. Having been so dissatisfied with the new Tri-X, why did it take me so long to give 400 Tmax a try? I actually like the stuff. I started out by following Kodak's recommendations for Tmax developer and have never really felt the need to do any adjusting. My agitation is "vigorous". Always an empty reel above the film reel (2 if I process two rolls) and just enough chemicals to cover the bottom reels with film. The same for washing. I notice that the purple comes out with the fixer. It's pretty good stuff. I had shot it years ago with D76 and got the blown out highlights, but not any more. Daniel On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Karen Nakamura wrote: > Tmax is always purple and never seems to quite clear out of the film. > I am now using a double fix bath (old fix followed by fresh fix) > which seems to do a better job of fixing hard-to-fix film. > > (that is, in the USA, in Japan I'm just sending all my film out). > > Karen > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >