Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > Hi gang, > > Leica, Tri-X and D23 or D76 developer. > snip > > Tri-x 37 years later! ...... heck older than many LUG folks!:) I'm > surprised at how good the images look, how well the negatives have kept and > most surprised "Why did I ever switch to T-max 400?" > > The early Tri-x has a smoother fine grained look to it over what I see from > the past 12-15 years of using t-max 400 processed with T-max developer. Not snip > At the time the film was developed in D23 (which were measured powders and > mixed ourselves as it was required) or D76 1:1 Also in powder form to make > one gallon amounts. > snip I used D23 1:1 for several years but didn't shoot much trix than because it didn't work very well with trix for me. I felt Trix kept asking me for some Hydroquione please. When I gave it some using a slightly different and more D76 like formula it was much happier! I called that formula "Rabinol" and used it for years. It worked well with Pan x as well as Tri x. Mark Rabiner