Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for your reply Ted..... So, I gather you left TMAX film and TMAX dev for the TRI-X -XTOL combination. Is that correct? I too have used TMAX film and dev since they came out, and generally liked them. I havn't shot a roll of Tri-x in so long, I can't remember when the last time was. The only reason I started trying out XTOL is frankly, because the TMAX developer has gotten rather expensive. I shoot a lot, and therefore, use a lot of soup.. and the TMAX is making my per roll cost get a little crazy. When I looked at the economics of XTOL, then heard all the praise about grain, sharpness and BIG prints.. I thought this was just the ticket for me. Instead of working out a TMAX- XTOL technique.... Maybe I should try TRI-X and XTOL instead. Did the XTOL tame the TRI-X grain issue for larger prints for you? THanks again Jim > I had no absolute reason for changing film and developer when I began > shooting for the new medical book, it just happened. I'd been playing around > with Tri-x and XTOL only because of some posts on the LUG and the next thing > I knew I was using Tri-x and XTOL on a regular basis. So I stayed with it,. > along with the Neopan 1600 at ASA 1600 in XTOL for 12 -13 minutes. > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html