Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which is best? - TriX or TMax 400 @ iso 1600?
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 17:17:00 -0500 (EST)

Tmax 400 pushes better in 35mm, to 1600.  Not a huge quality loss from
that shot at 400.

Tri-X does wonderful things pushed to 1250 (68 degrees, 10.5 minutes) in
Xtol, but only in 6x4.5 and up.  In 35mm it just looks clumpy.

Cheers
- ------------
Dante Stella

On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Tim Atherton wrote:

> A quick question guys and gals...
> 
> Which pushes best (probably in Xtol) to 1600iso?
> 
> TMax 400 or TriX  (I also have some Delta 400, but that doesn't seem to do
> too well pushed that much - or maybe Neopan 400?).
> 
> Opinions by tonight would be much appreciated!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim A
> 
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