Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, Im sure you know this, but you might want to clearify. Tri-X is for most people not a 400 speed film. For you its 160, for Ansel and others it was 320 or so. Its all about what your meter and shutter, and your development process sets the film to. For me, Tri-X shot at around 400 (sometimes 320 sometimes 200) developed in HC-110 (Dilution b) for 7.5 minutes @ 68 degrees. Printed in a condencer enlarger for minimum time for maximum black (rated by taking unexposed, fully developed film and making a test strip in the enlarger (half in the frame to expose the paper w/o the film in the shot) This is for me, 4x5, 120 and 35 the technique I use. Ofcourse this is Zone System stuff, and doesn't really apply easily to 35mm where you can't develop each frame seperately. - -Mark - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ken Iisaka Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 3:15 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: Photos > Margaret Jeffcoat wrote: > > > > I would suggest that if you like it and it's working for your situation then > > go with it. I really don't think your missing anything. > > Personally I've not tried the TMax in the 400 35mm, still use the Tri X and > > am pleased. Would switch if something told me that > > would yield better results. > > Cheers Wilber > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stuart Boyd <shortymx@compaq.net.mx> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 2:21 PM > > Subject: [Leica] Fw: Photos > > > To me from a 35mm neg Tri x looks a little soft in 8x10's and 11x14's. > With Xtol 1:3 400 speed tab grain films like T Max or Delta look like 100 films. > In terms of BOTH grain AND sharpness/resolution. > > As we are paying all this money for Leica glass this makes all the more sense. > > Unless you are into old "interesting" glass. > Then the meatier but softer old fashioned films fit right in. Like tri x. The trouble with Tri-X is that its speed is really overstated, and is really about ISO160/23 in order to retain some details in the zone II. That's only one speed faster than Ilford Delta 100 (ISO80/20) and a full stop slower than Delta 400 (ISO 320/26). I do love the creamy tonality of Tri-X combined with Noctilux, but for most occasions, I use Ilford Delta 100.