Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]XX seems to fall below the aliasing threshold of my scanner, which saves a step if you go this route. Also, most experienced darkroom photogs I know will swear that they are looking at PlusX, but this stuff is a stop faster. On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > OK, I'll bite - Phil did say that it has a cult following. So what makes > this film special? I know Plus-X is very fine grained, Tri-X has great > latitude and the Tri-X look. Double X is??? > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:26 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 > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >