Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] grain
From: Steven Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:09:06 -0500

on 2/12/02 2:41 AM, Gerry Walden at gwpix@hotmail.com wrote:

> I was told that APX400 is t-grain technology in its latest folmulation. My
> understandingis that they may have retained the name but changed the
> folmula.
> 
> Gerry
> www.gwpics.com
> 
>> From: Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com>
>> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: [Leica] grain
>> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:15:31 -0800
>> 
>> What has finer grain, Tri-X or APX400 (in D76)? Is it just me or is
>> the Agfa a little tighter? Both of them are old school stocks, does
>> anyone know which is older? I'm guessing AGFA.
>> 
>> 
>> cheers,
>> 
>> feli
>
I do not know about the *T-grain* but Agfa 400 is an improved film several
generations removed from its 1970's development.  Tri-X has also undergone
improvements.  Agfa is far better,IMHO, tighter grain, longer scale and
better highlights/shadow detail.

Happy snaps,
Steven Alexander



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