Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/13

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Jim Marshall - rock and roll photographer!
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 18:25:12 -0500

Tri-X pushes to 1600 very nicely. Try processing it in FG7.

Ken Wilcox

At 10:24 AM -0800 12/13/99, Guy Bennett wrote:
>>> Man, I'm really beginning to think I might be going into a black and
>>> white phase. :-)
>>>
>>> Eric Welch
>
>>If you really are, you might be interested in knowing that he shoots Tri-X
>>at 800, and according to a very helpful response to the person running his
>>website, has it souped in 68degree Acufine for 5.75 minutes....Could this be
>>the secret formula for Jim Marshall's Sharpinol? ;-)
>>
>>B. D.
>
>i've been thinking of switching to tri-x (from ilford delta) because i've
>heard - most likely here - that it pushes better than delta. i shoot alot
>in doors and in relatively low light, and would love to shoot at 1600. have
>any of you recommendations of films at that speed?
>
>thanks,
>
>guy


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