Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now if I could figure out a way to use it in 400 ft rolls. Would have to go to the dark room and spool it out into 100 ft lloyd dispenser I guess - do they make bulk film loaders for lengths > 100 ft? ernie On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > Yes, this is Double X, the missing link between X+ (Plus X) and XXX > (Tri-X). It's not a substitute for Tri-X, but it's a great emulsion in it's > own right; I really love this stuff. > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > >> Isn't this the XX film? Phil Forrest gave me a roll (thanks!) in NYC, and >> it does appear to be close to "old school" film. Of course I really don't >> know much about old school film but it does the job competently, even in >> this era of mixed analog/digital workflow. In the "Mark is sometimes right >> even when he is wrong" department, I have settled on Acros 100 for >> landscape at ISO100, TriX for people/landscape at ISO320 and low light >> stuff of Neopan 1600 at ISO1000, all souped in the 2-bath Pyrocat-HD. I >> would gladly use the XX for Tri-X stuff but the Tri-X works so well that >> there's hardly any need. I buy the Arista Premium from Freestyle which is >> Tri-X for just over $3 a roll so the cost is not bad either. >> >> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> This film comes up for discussion every now and then. I am surprised to >>> find it can now be ordered directly from Big Yellow. Just Google a bit. >>> >>> -Lew S >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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