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Re: Tri-X

2003-12-02 by Robert Young

A lot of people rate Tri-X (and many other B&W films) at a lower ASA =  
to about 1 stop overexposure, in order to "fill in"  the shadows.  Just 
developed as if you had not changed anything. Adjust printing 
accordingly.

On Dec 2, 2003, at 5:17 AM, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> What's the advantage to the considerable overexposure, and how much do
> you adjust development to account for it?  I've always exposed and
> developed as on the box; does something improve with overexposure.
>


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