Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's my little piece of tab-grain heresy: I think Xtol levels the playing field, and I've gone back pretty much to using Tri-X in Xtol for most things. For 100 speed, I can't beat 100 Delta in Xtol 1:3, I love that film/dev combo. But, Tri-X is very forgiving, and it looks GREAT in Xtol. (plus it's cheap, cheap, cheap when you buy the imported (English) stock from B&H) For another look, there is also always Tri-X in Rodinal. I find this combination especially effective in the 120 format where the outrageous grain structure is not so blatant. But depending on the subject matter this combination can work wonders in 35mm as well. Byron.