Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]from what IO understand, based on reported discussion with Kodak technicians involved in it, the emulsion remains substantially the same, the differences come from the changes in the base. tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve > Unsworth > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:46 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: New/Old Tri-X? > > > May not be much help but the times for Xtol have hardly changed. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rafael > Alday > Sent: 19 January 2003 23:22 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: New/Old Tri-X? > > > I agrre with you. No film is well-developed at times under 5 minutes. > Rafael > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: New/Old Tri-X? > > > > I saw one account that wouldve meant using NEW TriX in my HC110B for > > only 3.5 minutes instead of the 7.5 - this is too much of a change for > > > me. If I'm going to change anything then it will be my film. i like > > TriX but am not married to it. Appears that Illford will be the > > recipient of more purchases. i find HP5+ to be for me very ideal. > > > > ernie > > On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 02:59 PM, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote: > > > > > Some people say that there been only minor changes to the emulsion, > > > requiring modified processing times. The new formulation is supposed > > > > to be more scanner friendly. I suspect that Kodak has also reduced > the > > > amount of silver in the film and I prefer to only print B&W in a wet > > > > darkroom. Colour film I do scan. > > > > > > I've found some of the older stocks of Tri-X still available, but > > > not > > > at Camera Stores. I've been buying the old Tri-X because the pull > > > dates are only one month sooner than the new Tri-X pull dates which > > > are in 2005. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Greg > > > -- > 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