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March 14th 14, 08:16 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Tri-X turns 60
On 2014-03-14 13:43:36 +0000, J. Clarke said:
In article ,
says...
On 3/13/14 11:33 PM, in article
, "RichA"
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On Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:20:05 PM UTC-4, George Kerby wrote:
Nice article about Kodaks best B&W film...
http://moreintelligentlife.com/conte...rd/tri-x-facto
r?page=full
Kodak's best was Tech Pan, it was beyond the capability of lenses. Tri-X was
grainy and only used by news photogs because they understood how it
functioned. HP-5 was better in the 1980's and currently, T-Max is much better
as is XP-2, a chromogenic B&W film. The best developer for conventional black
and white films, if you can still find it, is Agfa Refinal.
Nope, Microdol-X...
Depends on what you're trying to do. Microdol softens grain boundaries
a bit making for a less grainy appearance. OTOH you can achieve usable
images at 4000 ISO from Tri-X using HC-110 Replenisher (not the
developer) (and no, I don't have the procedure--it was on a note tucked
into my Photo Lab Index that was destroyed when the basement flooded a
while back). Saying that one process is "the best" ignores the issue of
purpose.
I don't know, I like UFG single mix, but I'm lazy and it is very
forgiving. Everybody eventually finds a favorite developer.
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