Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film has a longer toe on its > characteristic curve > than KODAK TRI-X Pan Film. The longer toe results in superior > shadow detail > when you use exposure equipment and techniques that minimize flare. I'm not buyin' it. I've shot thousands and thousands of rolls of both...perhaps it's that I don't "use exposure equipment and techniques that minimize flare"...just WHAT does that mean anyway? Are there any actual published tests that show this "superior" shadow detail? > TRI-X Pan Professional Film also has a coating > on the base > side which makes retouching possible. That WAS the primary reason for using it.