Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > At 11:59 PM 4/26/00 +0100, Simon Lamb wrote: > >Jim > > > >I too use the NC type. I find the skin tones to be exceptional with the > >Portra NC. I have noticed many people in this group mention Tri-X. > >Pardon my ignorance but who makes Tri-X and is it available in the UK? > > > >Simon > > > > Yikes... pardon my yikes... but Tri-X is a Kodak B&W film that is probably > older than most LUGgers. Of course not me, and not Ted. It has been the > "workhorse" of the B&W photo industry for decades. It is available > throughout the world. There are two kinds, Tri-X, and Tri-X professional, > the latter being the newest, however, real photographers love and use the > original version. Just plain Tri-X. > > Jim Jim Double yikes, makes me look stupid eh ;-) I have never used black and white other than Ilford film so I could perhaps be forgiven for not knowing Tri-X. Please? Simon