Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had very disappointing results > with TMAX 3200 at 1000 ASA, also processed in Diafine. Low contrast and > huge grain. > Anyone have a pet high speed film/developer/exposure combo? My interest is > available light interior "street" photography, dawn/dusk cityscapes, and > outdoor street photography. Aric- I'm an old (ok, middle-aged) newspaper photographer and have LOTS of experience squeezing the last f-stop out of a roll of film. T-Max P3200 is my all-time favorite. Shoot it at 800, process in HC-110 or T-maxRS and you get a neg that prints like your best Tri-X result. I used Diafine for extreme speed. 6400 worked very well. The grain was fairly large but very sharp. The biggest problem I had was when I did not believe the camera meter and gave a little extra exposure just to make sure. That always gave me extreme grain and low contrast. Now we shoot everything on color neg. It's almost too easy :) Bill - ------------------------------------------------- Get your free @Elvis e-mail account at Elvis.com! http://www.elvis.com