Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] tri-x: why I stopped using it
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 17:12:13 -0800

Chuck Albertson wrote:
> 
> Are you talking about 35mm film? Tri-X Pan Professional (ISO 320, with a
> long-scale curve) is only made in medium format (120/320). I think the Tri-X
> Pan Pro you're referring to is good old Tri-X, with the "Pro" hooked onto it
> as some kind of marketing flash.
> 
> >
> > I stopped using Tri-X  Pan (the one with 5063 marked on the film between
> > the frame numbers) because none of the three shops around here
> > (Eimsbüttel,
> > Hamburg, Germany) where I used to get it  stocks it any more. Instead they
> > have Tri- Pan Pro which is rated at 400. Photo Tech magazine say that: '
><Snip> 
This "pro" 320 stuff only relates to medium format films as all 35mm Tri x is
regular non"pro" 400 Tri x.
So in this case "pro" does not mean "stick it in the fridge" as it does with
color films.
The way I think of it.
Mark Rabiner