Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have tried a few rolls of T400CN, developing it myself. On the light box the grain and sharpness look fantastic, but printing it is a problem. Even though the negs look good I have to use grades 3.5 to 4.5 to get good contrast prints. This range crosses the exposure time change in the filter range, which is annoying. The results are still disappointing relative to the negs.I think part of the problem is that the films base colour is about the same as grade 0 filter and maybe the paper gets confused! There are so many good reports that I haven't given up yet. I haven't tried giving any to a D&P lab yet either; this was after all the point of changing the base colour I understand. Can't see what folks see in Tri-X either, except for using grain for artistic effect. I seem to get on best with Fuji Neopan 400 and XP2. I don't think XP2 is as low-grain as T400CN but I do find it easier to print. By the way I am using Ilford multigrade filters, anyone think T400CN would print better with Kodak filters?