Digital BW, The Print

You might give Tri-X 400 a try in d-76, be sure it's not the Tri-X 320. I
would experiment with over exposing one stop and under developing a little.
T-max is  too flat for me.

Regards,

John in Okc

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Panzer" <jimp@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] What's the highest density range you've seen aB&W
film have???


|     I have just started using T-Max RS a couple of weeks ago on the
| recommendation from a local camera shop.  I had been real disappointed
with
| my results using t-max films in d-76 and they suggested I try the RS, in
| fact they swore by it.  They said to mix the packet entirely with the
| content of the bottle, don't make replenisher!  Then use a 1:9 ratio at 75
| degrees for 9.5 minutes.  I don't have the instructions in front of me so
I
| cant give you the exact agitation methods, if anyone would like them just
| e-mail me.  Anyway, I got some of the most beautiful negatives I have ever
| gotten.  Now granted I am no professional but have been shooting for some
| time, and I noticed a big difference, nice dark blacks, very smooth skin
| tones.  I have no way of measuring the density though, I don't even know
how
| this is done, can you do it with a film scanner?  Whelp, I just thought
I'd
| through my 2 cents in, take care.
|
| Jim P
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...]
| Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 9:48 PM
| To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
| Subject: RE: [Digital BW] What's the highest density range you've seen
aB&W
| film have???
|
|
| > > I have someone claiming they can develop TMAX in RS developer and get
a
| > > density range of 4....yes FOUR!  I am very skeptical.  The most
| > I've gotten
| > > from T-MAX, in TMAX developer (which yields higher density than RS
| > > typically) is a bit less than 3, and my typical Tri-X is around
2...and
| > > Plus-X a bit more than 2...but FOUR!  Needless to say, I'm skeptical.
| > >
| > > What's the poop?  Is this guy pulling my leg, or is his claim possibly
| > > legit?
| >
| > Heck, take the little piece that sticks out of the 35mm canister, waive
it
| > under a light for a few secs, then develop it in straight developer for
| > 30mins. If that doesn't reach MORE than 4 he's nuts. ;-)
|
| I've done that, and I get less than 3 at best....but I've not experimented
| with 30 minutes of TMAX RS developer...on TMAX film...
|
| I was wondering what other people have seen for highest density range of
B&W
| films?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Austin
|
|
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