Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From John Sexton's latest E-Newsletter..... KODAK ANNOUNCES AN NEW AND IMPROVED T-MAX 400 FILM Today Kodak announced a new improved version of their T-MAX 400 film. I personally find this exciting news, as it demonstrates that film is still "alive" at Kodak, and in fact they have been working on improving their existing silver halide emulsions. I've had the opportunity to use this film extensively, in 120 size, for the past month. Though my primary film is Kodak Professional T-MAX 100, I have also used T-MAX 400 when needed for extremely low light situations, or when wind is a concern. In my experience the new T-MAX 400 film has noticeably finer grain than its predecessor. Kodak states that the new Professional T-MAX 400 is "now the world's sharpest, finest grain 400 speed black and white film." Here is a link to the web page where you can find the Kodak press release announcing the new T-MAX 400 film: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQueri...requestid=6620 You can find some additional information about the new T-MAX 400 film here: http://www.kodak.com/global/plugins/acrobat/en/professional/products/films/b w/bwFilmQAs.pdf?id=0.2.22.14.17.14.6&lc=en I have been processing the new T-MAX 400 120 film in D-76 1+1 for 7 minutes at 68?F with manual agitation for 5 seconds every 30 seconds for normal development. I have been using an EI of 250 with the new emulsion, just as I did with its predecessor. This procedure has produced negatives of excellent quality for enlarging with a diffusion light source. The grain structure has smoothness that to my eye I have never experienced with a film of this speed. Kodak recently conducted a survey of more than 9,000 professional photographers in the United States. The results of the survey show that film continues to have a loyal following, with 75 percent of photographers saying they will continue to use film. You can read about Kodak's survey results here: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2709&pq-locale=en_US&gp cid=0900688a807b9764 Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net