Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Tri-X On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Was shot in 1948. > Tri x came out in 1955. > > > On 12/16/13 5:54 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > > > I knew about that shoot story for awhile, but I found the NPR story > tonight > > and was just surprised that he said Tri-X was used. > > > > Marty thinks it's probably Plus-X or XX, which makes more sense. > > > > The assistant would rush to the darkroom and quickly developed and fixed > > each neg and brought them out while they were still wet. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 1:58 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj > > <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Forget the film - that is a super story. I find it surprising, in > >> these days of one second gratification, that Dali, his wife and cats > >> were prepared to spend ad day on the shoot to take one shot! > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > >> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Richard Man > >> <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > >>> 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_-_chron > >> ology/1930-1959.htm > >>> > >>> and of course Tri-X TX400 is not available in sheet form (currently). > >>> > >>> So what did Halsman use? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA