Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/01

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Subject: [Leica] Film snobs and Tri-X
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sun Aug 1 12:23:44 2004
References: <20040801164922.MLAX3387.simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@straylight> <4cfa589b040801121136b75f21@mail.gmail.com>

At 03:11 PM 8/1/2004, you wrote:
>Your thoughts about why you dislike Tri-X and what you look for in
>other films that are better would be instructive and I'd enjoy reading
>them: what you want to exploit in Tri-X that you can't, how other
>films solve that problem for you. That's really useful.
>
>Adam

Adam -

My opinion for what it's worth:  I like Tri-X fine, but I prefer 
TMax.  Tri-X is very contrasty and TMax has much more open shadows.  It's 
smoother looking. I can push TMax a lot further without increasing the 
grain.  I'm sure it has to do with the way I develop film, but after 
thousands of rolls over 30 years, I like TMax for the way I work.  That may 
have nothing to do with the way anybody else works, however.

Tina


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