Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT To Tri x or not to Tri x 4x5
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 17:42:20 -0800

Disfromage@aol.com wrote:
><Snip> 
> to think it was not necessary to worry about developing details: which
> developer
> you used. It all seemed to come out great whatever you did.>>
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Is it OK to admit on the LUG that I just bought a 4x5 field camera (Walker
> Titan)?    I promise I'll still use my Leicas-see now it's on topic and I
> won't be drummed out of the corps.  I just got out of the darkroom after
> printing the first sheets I shot.  Tri-x in XTOL.  WOW!  Big juicy negatives,
> and talk about tonality.  These were all just test shots I took in my
> backyard.  I can't wait to start some more serious work.
> 
> Richard Wasserman

I think shooting some occasional sheet film makes your 35mm stuff come out
better, more serious.
It's like restarting your eye.
Mark Rabiner