Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica & tri-X
From: Mary & Stan Kephart <kephartol@att.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 99 20:24:13 -0500

Hi Ted,

I, for one, would be very interested in your findings.  I guess we'll 
have to wait another 37
years, however, for the bottom line on this one!

Mary



Ted wrote:
>Just for a test I'm going to shoot Tri-X and develop in D76 and see what
>today's images look like compared to the old stuff.  Maybe a side by each
>thing of Tri-x in one M body and T-max in the other and switch lenses.
>
>Hell that'll never work as I'm not big on this techie/testing kinda stuff
>and all that is just too much trouble.
>
>I'll just use Tri-x on a shoot or two and look at what the results are, if
>they aren't any worse than what the film and developer looked like from 37
>years ago I'm going to look pretty damn good. :) Let me assure you, I doubt
>it's going to look worse than T-Max in T-max developer!
>
>After all these years I may just switch back!
>
>Let you know. :)
>ted