Re: RE: [Leica] All hail Tri-X

["Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>]

My name is Tom and I too like T-Max -- in D-76!  When Kodak first came out
with T-Max, in a question and answer article, theKodak chemist said that it
was perfected in  D-76.  T-Max developer came later as a high energy
developer for push processing.  I've never gotten fine grain results out of
T-Max developer.  Also, Kodak adjusted the characertistic curve to be
straighter because of the lower flare of modern lens coatings.  Perhaps this
is why users of older, classic lenses prefer Tri-X -- it was designed for
their lenses.

I can't get a decent  image out of Delta 3200.  Delta 100 and 400 are OK,
but why does Ilford use such thin metal on their cassettes?  I know that
sounds petty and unecological, but I have more than once pulled a roll out
of my pocket only to find it bent so that the film will not pull out.

Tom

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From: <Ruralmopics@aol.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] All hail Tri-X


> I feel like the lone ranger. Maybe I should do this like an AA meeting . .
.
>
> My name is Bob and I use T-Max . . .
>
> We made the switch about 10 years ago. I resisted at first. I insisted
that
> Tri-x was better. I even stocked both films, Tri-X for me, T-Max for the
> other two shooters here. Somewhere along the line I decided to use it too.
> Once I discovered that you actually have to expose it properly
(overexposure
> is an absolute no-no) and develop it carefully (I underdevelop slightly in
> T-max developer) I actually liked it. Yes, print contrast has been a bit
of a
> struggle -- we're still sorting out the PolyMax/PolyRC thing -- but
> generally, I think it's a good film. It's been so long since I've shot
Tri-x
> I can't tell you WHY I prefer T-Max but I'm pretty sure I do. I have no
tests
> to back it up. I don't even have any magazine articles to cite. When I
look
> back at my Tri-X stuff it just looks "old fashioned" -- the grain is
courser
> and not as smooth. I don't know what to say . . . I just like T-Max . . .
I'm
> so ashamed . . .
>
> Bob (I sold my soul to the Kodak company store) McEowen
>