Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Marshall
<petermarshall@c...> wrote:
> If you consider pointing out that the image you put forward as
having "a 
> sensor and system that blows them away" is actually unsharp and noisy 
> compared with those from the systems you were deriding, 

Peter, I'm not deriding systems, I'm just predicting that they're
already dead. Who actually believes that the slr form factor will be
relevant in the future? You don't, from what you said. I don't. 

I hope I didn't suggest that the F10 form factor or chip were the
future...I just meant to indicate that they were clear signs that
Canon and Nikon were at a dead end. Certainly neither company has a
low noise digicam above 200ei...but according to all reviews, Fuji
does. This is not surprising considering that Fuji and Kodak are
partners and are decades ahead of both Canon and Nikon in research. 

Back to Accufine for a moment. You evidently used it and found it
grainy. I used it and found it much less grainy than alternatives at
1200 ei, its sweet spot. 

What developer did you use back in days of yesteryear that was less
grainy with Tri X ?  Please specify. I always found Accufine soft,
grain dissolving.. I preferred sharp developers, such as Rodinal and
Neofin: many developers looked softer to me.