Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Phong, Kodak reformulated Tri-X earlier this year and now produce this film with better digital scanning capability (so I've been told). I prefer the darkroom to the PC for printing B&W so I bought up all the older formula Tri-X I could get my hands on a few months back. You may want to check the Archive for further details. Regards, Greg - ----- Original Message ----- From: Phong <phong@doan-ltd.com> Date: Monday, September 8, 2003 12:16 pm Subject: RE: [Leica] Film for B&W digital printing ? > Hi Jerry, > > Tri-X in fact is what I used when I shot more > B&W several years ago, and still do occasionally. > (Just bought a five pack yesterday). I don't know > how well it scans compared to other films to produce > the desired work. > > Putting it anotherway, given my intentions, would I be > better off using and scanning Tri-X, or is there > another film (B&W, color negatives, slides, anything) > that scans easier and produce more or less the same results ? > > I should have put ease of scanning on my list, at or > near the top. My intention is to not use traditional, > chemical enlarging and printing process. > > Thanks, > > NO ARCHIVE > > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > I would say Tri-X for your specific requirements. But it sounds > > like the obvious choice to me, that I can't imagine that you have > > not used it already. > > > > Jerry > > -- > 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