Digital BW, The Print

joshscapes wrote:

>hello group,
>
>Just wondering if anyone has found the best developer to use with 
>Tmax 100 so that it scans at its best.
>
>I am interested in this as I do b&w landscape work with t-max 100 
>and would like to develop it to optimize its scanning abilities.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Josh
>
>  
>
It is my limited scanning experience that fine-grain, low contrast 
negatives scan the best. I would recommend using Xtol 1+1 to develop 
TMX.  I would then find the development/exposure that leads to the best 
scanning results. You would probably want to shoot at EI 64 and develop 
for N-1, which will be approximately %15 less than normal development.  
Microdol X would give even finer grain at the cost of about 1 stop of speed.

-Peter De Smidt
www.desmidt.net