Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Per Claesson wrote: > Got a 1c with an Ilford 500S Multigrade head and an EL Nikkor 50/2.8 > (the new model. Should I replace it with a Focotar-2?). Want to make > blowups from 50 x 60 cm (app. 19 x 24 ") and up to 100 x 70. In the old > days it was all Tri-X but I now decided to try out Tmax 400 which I > heard can behave a bit like Tri-X (as far as details in the shades go), > minus the grain, with Paterson fx 39 developer and a longer dev time. > Some experimenting ahead. Any good advice appreciated. Have you tried Aculux - I always used it for TX (and everything else, come to that - HIE is very nice given 11 mins at 22 deg C). I never really liked the grain structure and tones of T-Max 400, but the 100 was quite nice, in Aculux again. The worst thing about the T-Max films is the ludicrously long fixing time - neglect this and you're left with the T-Max pink stain which makes multigrade printing impossible. T400CN rated at ISO 200 is so good that, for "normal" b/w, it hardly seems worth developing my own film any more. - -- Roger - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html