Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom - Yes, please share the formula and time/agitation sceme for all of us. Thanks --- John. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bresler > Sent: Friday, February 06, 1998 8:24 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: B&W film > > > Tom- Could you share your Divided-76 formula with me? I've used Diafine > with T-Max 3200 for a 6400 push for years. I've always liked the sharpness > and reasonable grain of that combo but I would like to try a 2-bath > designed for normal speeds. > Thanks---Bill Bresler > > ---------- > > From: TTAbrahams@aol.com > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: B&W film > > Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 11:37 PM > > > > Richard, I have been using TRI-X since 1957 and probably developed it in > just > > about any configuration of chemicals available. I do a lot of playing > around > > with other films and somehow always come back to Tri-X. It is not a > perfect > > film, but it can always be printed. The Delta 400/Agfa APX 400/Neopan > 400/HP5+ > > are all very good films, but they cant really do anything that Tri-x > can't do. > > I use a divided D-76 with Borax as an alkali developer in the 2nd bath, > cheap > > and very good, not to temperature sensitive and virtually impossible to > blow > > the highlights with overdevelopment. I have reduced the Sodium Sulphite > in the > > A bath down to 50gram/1000 ml as I find that this gives me a tighter > grain. > > Excess of Sod/Sulphite mushes up he grain. I tried FG-7 but didn't like > it for > > my shooting.