Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just use Tri X and eliminate all this. David Prakel wrote: >on 23/1/2002 11:23 pm, Allan at owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >wrote: > >>I've found T-Max >>400 developed in T-Max developer to be ridiculously free of shadow detail. >>So much so, that I send back all the open bricks I had. Has anyone had good >>experience with this film. I have 8 rolls of the stuff left for trade for >>anything! >> > >Hi Allan > >Best thing I've found to tame TMax 400 is Ilford Perceptol diluted 1:3 - >long development times but it gives very printable negs with most of the >film's toe and shoulder oddities well under control. It's not bad in Xtol >either and acceptable in D-76, just don't like the look in TMax dev - think >you feel the same! > >David Prakel > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html