Re: [Leica] Ilford Delta 100 now Bergger 200 OT

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

Back in 1956, when I began using my first 35mm camera, a Kodak Retina 1a,
Super XX film was available in 35mm on the dealers shelves.  Tri-X had just
become available and was the popular fast film.   Frequently,
Tri-X was push processed to speeds like 800 or 1200 using FR X=500
developer.

Roland Smith
roland@dnai.com
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Lahrson" <tripspud@wenet.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ilford Delta 100 now Bergger 200 OT


> Ed Buziak wrote:
> > BTW: Did you know that Ron Wisner (of Wisner Cameras) is trying to
establish
> > a user base for the old Kodak XX sheet film so that he can negotiate
with
> > Kodak on its reintroduction... continuing exciting times for traditional
> > monochrome workers I think.
>
> Hi Ed!
>
>      Super-XX was great.  I had an 8x10 and thought AA was GOD.  I could
> develop Super-XX to N + 5 in D - 23 (Metol and sodium sulfite) for about
> an hour in a tray at 73 degrees.  The film could be greatly contracted
> developed as well.  AA said it was 'the last of the silver rich
emulsions'.
> It had the longest straight line portion of the D log E curve and was
> used for making black and white separation negatives from color materials
> to be used in now discontinued processes like Dye Transfer and Tricolor
> Carbro, both which had the highest light exposure stability.
>
>      BTW, I still use D - 23 for 35mm and roll film.  Super-XX was sheet
> film only, but it might have been available in rolls or 35mm early on.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich Lahrson
> tripspud@wenet.net
>