Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:52:36 -0500
References: <CAFuU78fgtzDoh72FA+a7kmZnPvO=AMfeScWEabOuj5Mpg4Gx0w@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-FPxy1Q4nAKVAdGvbtbqU7Rssm8_brDVkDrwHzB6W8e7w@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78c9aN9EgE6btVZU26McN=5uesdNmth7a9C+N==vpOHU8Q@mail.gmail.com> <E46284D9-1BE2-4D98-B1C2-F68B84C91975@comcast.net>

You've got to spool it off by hand & put in in your bulk loader. A slight
pia, but manageable.


On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Charcot <charcot at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
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Replies: Reply from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak)
In reply to: Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak)
Message from charcot at comcast.net (Charcot) ([Leica] FYI: Fresh 5222 avail direct from Kodak)