Re: [Digital BW] Re: What Asa to shoot tmax400 with standard development
2012-09-04 by David Kachel
From: Tony Sleep Organization: Tony Sleep Photography Reply-To: Date: Tuesday,
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2012-09-04 by David Kachel
From: Tony Sleep Organization: Tony Sleep Photography Reply-To: Date: Tuesday,
2012-09-04 by Peter
Are there big differences between the various versions of glop? I m mainly interested in MIS versus HP versus Piezography versions.
2012-09-04 by Tony Sleep
... Well, here I agree with you. Most papers produced at most times were mediocre at best. There was a brief period in the 1970 s when Agfa made a few
2012-09-04 by Tony Sleep
... As far as I know, the only unusual thing about Microdol X is some Kodak proprietary benzotriazole-like stuff for the solvent action that gives the fine
2012-09-04 by David Kachel
From: Dana Myers Reply-To: Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 11:15 AM To:
2012-09-04 by Tony Sleep
... I meant D76/ID11. It s been a long time :) -- Regards Tony Sleep http://tonysleep.co.uk
2012-09-04 by Dana Myers
... A little OT there, David. Dana [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2012-09-04 by Jacques Caron
Truly, I,ve found my heaven with Delta 100 and Microdol-X 1:3. Finest grain, easy to scan and marvelous results in darkroom or in computer. Jacques Caron
2012-09-04 by Paul Roark
Tony, ... process, and the city sewer department insisted on the MSDS s for the chemicals. What bothered them the most was Microdol-X. I had to agree to a
2012-09-04 by Tony Sleep
... You seem to have descended into sneering hyperbole. This is not a religious debate. Have you ever actually used chromagenics? Retaining some sort of
2012-09-04 by Ernst Dinkla
Tim Vitale s 2007-04-vitale-filmgrain_resolution.pdf is still worth reading. Both on what actually generates noise in B&W silver and color negatives and what
2012-09-04 by Paul
... Reasonable people can disagree, but my experience with Kodak T400CN is more in line with Tony s. At the time I was using Kodak s T400CN, Kodak Technical
2012-09-03 by Paul Kohl
David Kachel has written the truth: finally a set of recommendations for this thread that make sense... I can add one short dictum that helps to keep the
2012-09-03 by David Kachel
From: Alexander Reply-To: Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012 9:02 PM To:
2012-09-03 by David Kachel
From: Tony Sleep Organization: Tony Sleep Photography Reply-To: Date: Monday,
2012-09-03 by Tony Sleep
... If you can blow it off, it isn t mould, which gets right into the gelatine and eats it. If the solution you are thinking of is Tetenal Repolisan, don t
2012-09-03 by Tony Sleep
... I disagree pretty much completely:) I used XP-1 & 2 and TCN for many years out of preference. I didn t take it to a lab, and it was a PITA to process
2012-09-03 by E.Neilsen
I have a conservationist just down the hall. I ll try and remember what site we went to before. There is a solution to use, but I forget what it is. Eric
2012-09-03 by pdesmidt tds.net
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2012-09-03 by David Kachel
From: Seth Rossman Organization: Seth Rossman Photography Reply-To: Date: Monday, September
2012-09-03 by Seth Rossman
David-- I absolutely agree with you about chromogenics. My theory has always been it was for folks to run through a Walmart-type operation. Notwithstanding
2012-09-03 by togeorge626
The best way to do this is to develop your film yourself with a moderate-contrast developer (e.g., D-23) or use a two-bath technique. Relying on a commercial
2012-09-03 by pdesmidt tds.net
A few thoughts: Jobo is introducing a new processor at Photokina. I ve used quite a bit of XP-2 Super in 120 for medium format work, mostly travel photography.
2012-09-03 by Alexander
simple….. 320 and see if you re happy with the results. 10 points above film base is the starting point for black with detail. Shoot a (20 step?) gray
2012-09-03 by David Kachel
From: David Kachel Reply-To: Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012 7:31 PM To:
2012-09-03 by David Kachel
Wow! All I can say is WOW!! It is just astonishing how quickly knowledge that took a century or more to acquire and that was more or less widely disseminated,
2012-09-02 by Pete Bergstrom
... Yes. Rather than finding a medium gray zone (i.e., V), I find it easier to identify something I want to be a shadow with detail (per zone system - around
2012-09-02 by Seth Rossman
Don- Oh, I don t have anything against T-Max and have shot thousands of rolls of it. It was just the incredible quality I got from TP that brought that up. I
2012-09-02 by Seth Rossman
Thanks Jimbo- Actually, I used to run the photo operation at the Indiana Historical Society. I had this issue with glass plates, etc. Fortunately, I had one
2012-09-02 by russmeadseattle
Thanks Pete. So let me call this back to see if I understand what has worked for you. I set my meter at asa 200 for tmax 400 film. Then I don t use my normal
2012-09-02 by Pamela Holt
Don t know about color-based negatives, but Ilford, T-Max and Fugi are still there. A full service camera shop can process your negatives. We scan our
2012-09-02 by Pete Bergstrom
Hi Russ, Don t take the following as pedantic, but you shouldn t be underexposing the film as there is a point at which you ll lose information that you might
2012-09-02 by Dana Myers
... At the risk of wandering off-topic: a B&W capture is different than a color capture. The crystalline nature of the B&W capture as well as the spectral and
2012-09-02 by John Thacker
My thoughts are to first find out which developer your good lab will be using to develop TMAX 400. Then for normal development (no + or - development),
2012-09-02 by Steve Wolfenden
If its not a daft question , why not just use a decent colour film and scan that? Assuming decent colour films are still available ... SW From:
2012-09-02 by togeorge626
Your approach is sound, but with each camera you plan to use, you will need to shoot a test roll with varying ASA settings of your typical scenes under typical
2012-09-02 by pdesmidt tds.net
Ilford XP-2 Super is a great chromogenic film in 120mm, especially for scanning. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2012-09-02 by David
Thanks for the various comments. On reflection, I think that the leaks that I have had with the InkJetCarts damper cartridges have generally been just after
2012-09-02 by Paul Roark
I have not kept current with film technology. Is there still a color negative based B&W film out there? I used medium format Kodak T400CN when I needed speed
2012-09-02 by Paul Roark
... I do have one MIS 1400 cart that drips when re-filling. I ve marked it and tape the outlet before pulling the refill plug. That plus a paper towel under
2012-09-02 by jimbo
Hi Seth, My first suggestion would be to take the film to a preservationist.. (Check with a good museum in your area).. Initially you need to know a few
2012-09-02 by Don
Seth, I thought Tech Pan was no longer produced. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/p255/p255.pdf In the distant past I used Tech Pan
2012-09-02 by Don
I m sure you will receive quite a few answers but here is my take. First TMY-2 is an excellent film though the response curve will not be like Tri-X (in all
2012-09-02 by pdesmidt tds.net
You need to test. It s not that hard. Effective film speed will depend on your metering technique, accuracy of your shutter... For instance, I recently
2012-09-02 by Un Globe Trotteur
I have been using CIS from an ebay company called inkexpress4you. They have a web site so you can order directly through them: http://www.superjetusa.com/shop/
2012-09-02 by Seth Rossman
I have been using MIS in a 2400 for six years without many problems. The leaks I have had is a couple of cartridges that dripped when I took the plug out to
2012-09-02 by Seth Rossman
My presumption is: you have bought or have a source for the film and you have no other film options available. And, that you have a particular subject in
2012-09-02 by Ernst Dinkla
... Scan first and keep at least a RAW or RGB scan of the negative, if possible an Infrared channel too. Quite often with a color filter you can squeeze out
2012-09-02 by Louis de Stoutz
You could also try your luck at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/photoconservation/ There are knowledgeable people there and the list activity is rather low, so
2012-09-02 by Paul Roark
I use MIS carts for the 2 1400s I have, and have never had any problems with them. Paul www.PaulRoark.com ... [Non-text portions of this message have been