Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my opinion if you use one of the chromogenic films you will get ease of processing and scanning. The disadvantages of Tri-X are that the scanning tends to emphasize the grain, and you can't use ICE with it. The dye structure of the chromogenics give you a much better scan if you scan them in colour and then desaturate in my opinion. Gerry Phong wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > Tri-X in fact is what I used when I shot more > B&W several years ago, and still do occasionally. > (Just bought a five pack yesterday). I don't know > how well it scans compared to other films to produce > the desired work. > > Putting it anotherway, given my intentions, would I be > better off using and scanning Tri-X, or is there > another film (B&W, color negatives, slides, anything) > that scans easier and produce more or less the same results ? > > I should have put ease of scanning on my list, at or > near the top. My intention is to not use traditional, > chemical enlarging and printing process. > > Thanks, > > NO ARCHIVE > > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > I would say Tri-X for your specific requirements. But it sounds > > like the obvious choice to me, that I can't imagine that you have > > not used it already. > > > > Jerry > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 23 8046 3076 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html