Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> > Subject: [Leica] tri-x and microdol-x > To: LUG Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Just bought both to see how they combine. > But having never worked with either: are there things that I should > know? > Do's and don'ts? > Push or pull? > Dilute or not? ... > I would be very grateful if the combined knowledge base of the LUG > would help me on this one. ................................................................................ As the others have said, rate the film at a lower ISO. I've used Microdol straight with various films. I got grainless (but sharp) results once rating Tri-X at 32 ISO and pulling the film early. (I learned inspection development years ago, so I can stop processing or extend it until the film looks right under the green light). These negatives were made at a meeting where they unexpectedly provided models and studio strobes for attendees to use. The only film I had with me was Tri-X, so even at low power I had to stop down to f/32 with my 85mm f/2 LTM Nikkor. The 16x20's from this shoot looked like Panatomic-X. BTW, Rodinal and Tri-X work great if the original scene is high contrast and has lots of detail and texture. The Rodinal will lower the contrast and make everything look sharp, but any smooth-toned areas in the picture WILL show nasty grain. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak Senior Photographer Visual Imaging Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies amr3@uwm.edu (414) 229-6525