Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Portra NC & Agfa Portrait 160
From: Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 18:02:28 +0100

Jim Brick wrote:

> At 11:59 PM 4/26/00 +0100, Simon Lamb wrote:
> >Jim
> >
> >I too use the NC type.  I find the skin tones to be exceptional with the
> >Portra NC.  I have noticed many people in this group mention Tri-X.
> >Pardon my ignorance but who makes Tri-X and is it available in the UK?
> >
> >Simon
> >
>
> Yikes... pardon my yikes... but Tri-X is a Kodak B&W film that is probably
> older than most LUGgers. Of course not me, and not Ted. It has been the
> "workhorse" of the B&W photo industry for decades. It is available
> throughout the world. There are two kinds, Tri-X, and Tri-X professional,
> the latter being the newest, however, real photographers love and use the
> original version. Just plain Tri-X.
>
> Jim

Jim

Double yikes, makes me look stupid eh ;-)  I have never used black and
white
other than Ilford film so I could perhaps be forgiven for not knowing
Tri-X.
Please?

Simon