Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html