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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tmax 100 Rules
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:44:59 -0700
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020215191855.02b91858@pop.andara.com>

Hi Robert,

You may want to try Fuji Acros (100 asa) and compare results.

Regards,

Greg

Robert G. Stevens wrote:

>
> One of Erwin Puts newsletters comments that Tmax 100 is the finest 
> grained of the pictorial films.  I am inclined to believe him.  There 
> were a few rolls of Tmax 100 on my shelf that I decided to try yesterday.
>
> I was off to shoot some more eagles, but it was too cold and the birds 
> were in the woods up in the evergreens and out of range, rather than 
> in the Elm trees and near the side of the road.  I then decided to try 
> some B&W with the M6 and M3 and shoot some snow scenes.  A few of the 
> results are at the page below.
>
> One thing I learned is the grain of the Tmax 100 is much finer than 
> that of the Tmax 400 which I usually shoot.  It also seems to be much 
> harder on fixer.  I develop in a Jobo and the fixer is used one shot.  
> On the Tmax 100 negatives there were little spots where the base 
> didn't clear.  It looked like a lot of dust on the negatives when I 
> scanned them.  There were also larger spots near the sprockets where 
> the negatives didn't clear.  I am using an Agfa concentrate for fixer 
> and I guess I will just have to mix it a little stronger for the Tmax 
> films.  Kodak warns that fixer exhausts quicker with Tmax.
>
> Comments are welcome on the images.  They were shot with a 50mm 
> Summicron, 35mm Summicron ASPH, and 24mm ASPH.  I used yellow and red 
> filters.  The film was developed in Xtol 1:1.
>
> http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/BW.htm
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
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In reply to: Message from "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> ([Leica] Tmax 100 Rules)