Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the info. On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > XX seems to fall below the aliasing threshold of my scanner, which saves a > step if you go this route. Also, most experienced darkroom photogs I know > will swear that they are looking at PlusX, but this stuff is a stop faster. > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Richard Man <richard at > richardmanphoto.com > >wrote: > > > OK, I'll bite - Phil did say that it has a cult following. So what makes > > this film special? I know Plus-X is very fine grained, Tri-X has great > > latitude and the Tri-X look. Double X is??? > > > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Charcot <charcot at comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > Now if I could figure out a way to use it in 400 ft rolls. Would have > to > > > go to the dark room and spool it out into 100 ft lloyd dispenser I > guess > > - > > > do they make bulk film loaders for lengths > 100 ft? > > > > > > ernie > > > On Nov 13, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, this is Double X, the missing link between X+ (Plus X) and XXX > > > > (Tri-X). It's not a substitute for Tri-X, but it's a great emulsion > in > > > it's > > > > own right; I really love this stuff. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Richard Man < > > > richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > > > > > > > >> Isn't this the XX film? Phil Forrest gave me a roll (thanks!) in > NYC, > > > and > > > >> it does appear to be close to "old school" film. Of course I really > > > don't > > > >> know much about old school film but it does the job competently, > even > > in > > > >> this era of mixed analog/digital workflow. In the "Mark is sometimes > > > right > > > >> even when he is wrong" department, I have settled on Acros 100 for > > > >> landscape at ISO100, TriX for people/landscape at ISO320 and low > light > > > >> stuff of Neopan 1600 at ISO1000, all souped in the 2-bath > Pyrocat-HD. > > I > > > >> would gladly use the XX for Tri-X stuff but the Tri-X works so well > > that > > > >> there's hardly any need. I buy the Arista Premium from Freestyle > which > > > is > > > >> Tri-X for just over $3 a roll so the cost is not bad either. > > > >> > > > >> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at > > > >> gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> This film comes up for discussion every now and then. I am > surprised > > to > > > >>> find it can now be ordered directly from Big Yellow. Just Google a > > bit. > > > >>> > > > >>> -Lew S > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>