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Subject: [Leica] What film was used in Dali Atomicus?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 01:33:05 -0800

Dali Atomicus is the famous 1948 picture of Dali and cats and water by
Philippe Halsman
http://www.shootingfilm.net/2013/04/how-famous-dali-atomicus-photo-was-taken.html

According to this interview with National Geographic Society photographer
Chris Rainier, Halsman used Tri-X film:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4583051

But according to Kodak, Tri-X wasn't invented until 1954!
http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/Our_Company/History_of_Kodak/Milestones_-_chronology/1930-1959.htm

and of course Tri-X TX400 is not available in sheet form (currently).

So what did Halsman use?

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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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