Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Neopan 400 is a modern T-grain like film. Its characteristic curve is very straight so there is a lot of information in very thin parts of the negative. Likewise, even a fairly dense negative has a lot of information there. Tri-X has a pronounced S shaped curve which actually works to your advantage in bright situations as the exposure response is non linear in the highlights. The curve is one of the reasons Tri-X has such wonderful midtones. With Neopan 400 I get very fine grain, great shadows, none of the hassles of T-max and the same midtones as I could get from Tri-x with a little curves work in PS. If you are getting the results you want with Tri-X then stay with it, the differences are not worth learning another film. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter Klein Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:07 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] Film snobs and Tri-X Could someone describe in a nutshell the difference between Tri-X and Neopan 400? I've heard that Neopan has a bit finer grain. But what about tonal rendition, shadow vs. highlight detail, contrast, etc.? I love Neopan 1600 when it's really dark. But I've always gravitated to Tri-X for the normal available light stuff. I've tried Neopan 400 a couple of times, but not enough to really understand the differences. And the Neopan 400 was developed in D76 1:1, whereas my Tri-X is usually done in Xtol, so I was comparing apples and oranges. (and then of course there's T400CN and its successors, which are another can of worms entirely. Great for convenience, a beautiful long-scale tonal range, and very little grain when the shadows are not too dark. But it gets scratched if you so much as look at it harshly, and deep shadows are mud and grain unless you rate it at 250 or 200. ) --Peter Seattle, WA At 02:08 PM 8/2/04 -0700, Slobodan wrote: >You can call me a snob also, but I prefer T-max for 120 and Neopan for 35mm. >S. Dimitrov _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information