Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave, as I said before, one should not spend too much time on this matter, but I feel obliged to reply. My statement below is based on my looking at prints that I have made. Part of the judgement is no doubt subjective. And perhaps the way I work makes my prints from TMX come out less sharp than my prints from Delta 100 negatives. Perhaps it works the other way round for you. Therefore I have tried to find some third party opinions that substantiate my statement. I only buy one magazine dealing with the technical side of photography, (the French) Réponses Photo. The October 2002 had a test of the seven most popular 35 mm b+w films. The following are all the negative parts of the technical summaries (i. e. excluding comments like 'expensive' or 'not widely available'- Acros: slow; APX: does not handle overexposure well; TMX: slightly unsharp edges; Forte: grainy. I am also on the Pure Silver list. I quote a comment from some of the most knowledgeable list members (hope he does not mind being quoted). RSuzuki@mit.edu says: TMX .... very high resolving power, yet it looks unsharp in some popular developers, even if diluted. I can't find the reference right now, but I recall Richard Knoppow saying on the Pure Silver list that the fine grain of TMX prevents the prints from looking sharp. My personal feeling is that they are all correct in their statements. But I admit that b+w films are an emotional choice. This probably influences my (our?)judgement. Blocked highlights do not. I have a very accurate thermometer, a stop watch and a densiometer, so (for most of the time) exposure and development do not cause blocked highlights Chris >Chris > >At 03:04 PM 4/12/2003 +0100, you wrote: >>T-Max 100 is well known for producing less than sharp looking prints. > >My jaw just about hit the floor in disbelief when I read this. It >flies completely in the face of my personal experience, and those of >many other photographers. Some people don't like TMAX, because if >not developed properly highlights can block up in a hurry (this is >more of a problem with TMax400). But when it comes to sharp prints, >nothing I know beats T-Max100` > >Please substantiate your comment. > >DaveR > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Christer Almqvist D 20255 Hamburg and / or F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer please look at my NEW b+w pictures at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/dozen/ old pictures still at: http://www.almqvist.net/chris/new - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html