Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I experienced a similar/same problem with tri-x. very weird splotches, that had a chemical look to them. most visible when looking at the film at an angle rather than looking straight thru. after the third time it happened i fixed the film for 10min after they cam out the wash splotchy seemed to work at getting rid of them.. A friend of mine uses the beutler formula and had the same thing happen to him with tri-x. i don't have this problem with hp5,neopan 1600 or acros.-daniel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 11:42 AM Subject: [Leica] Tri-X/Xtol problems - an FYI > When the negs came back from my last shoot came back I noticed that some had > a greenish cast, and some were downright splochy. When I mentioned this > today to the guy who does my processing, he said that they've been having > that occur sporadically over the past three weeks or so when processing > Tri-X in Xtol. Said he's trying to get an explanation out of Kodak, and > meanwhile has switched to D-76 for Tri-X. > > B. D. Colen > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:48 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW wk 41/sl > > > > Steve LeHuray wk 41/sl > > http://www.streetphoto.net/paw2002/paw2wk41.html<<< > > > Hi Steve, > Nice timing moment, eyes and expression. And even though the gal behind her > is looking at you she's enough out of focus not to be a major distraction. > Minor? ;-) > > And I know how you don't like to crop anything out, but old buddy, cropping > that gal at back off increases the photo impact and your main subjects > expression immeasurably. ;-) Just a thought. :-) > > ted > > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html