On 3/14/14 8:43 AM, in article ,
"J. Clarke" wrote:

In article ,
says...

On 3/13/14 11:33 PM, in article
, "RichA"
wrote:

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/content/features/bryan-appleyard/tri-x-fact
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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.


Agreed. There is NO best for anything, but Microdol-X was what was the most
popular and what Kodak recommended on it's enclosed data sheet. And I do
remember those Kodak Data guide for B&W recommending HC110. I can't find
mine right now either, but came across the Color Data guide which listed the
procedure of processing E-3 Ektachrome. (remember the step where you pull it
out and expose it to light?)