Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ethol TEC stands for Thin Emulsion Compensating developer, and it is what works well on Technical Pan and H&W Control Pan film. That is the extent of why I assumed slow films to be thin. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt Johnson Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 9:59 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Hey B.D., what kind of B&W film do you like Daniel, Well, I aways thought the exact opposite. Given the thinness, there was less scattering of light in the emulsion and consequently more sharpness. The thicker emulsions are always higher ISO. I was just comparing unprocessed strips from Bergger, Foma 200 and HP5 yesterday. The faster film is obviously thicker, even to the nude eye. ;-) Walt Daniel Ridings wrote: >Not plus-x. I just shot a couple of rolls. If you want bullet-proof >negatives, D76 at Kodak's recommended times (1:1 8.5 minutes) will give >you that. > >I was always under the impression that the emulsion on faster films was >thinnner. > >Daniel > >On 4/15/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > >>Many years back...Emulsion on slower films is just too thin. .I even >>remember Panx ;-) Tech pan was so sharp It made a Nikon look like >>medium format . >> >>Walt >> >>Daniel Ridings wrote: >> >> >> >>>Excuse the lousy translation from Swedish: Why go across the stream >>>to fetch water? >>> >>>Have you tried Plus-x ? >>> >>>Daniel >>> >>>On 4/15/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Yes, B.D., >>>> >>>>Any suggestions for a "silver rich" B&W film? Tri-X, HP5, Bergger, >>>>Foma, Fuji????? None seem to have the emulsion I remember from some >>>>years back. Even Bergger, which is doggone pricey, seems thin by >>>>comparison. Sure wish I could get some old Tri-X from about 1972. I >>>>could care less about sharpness, or grain, but do like tonality. >>>> >>>>Your Humble Idiot Savant >>>> >>>>Walt >>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information