[LargeFormat] Big Old Cave

[Ted Harris]

I also shoot Tmax .... Fuji ACROS as well .... develop them both in  
Rodinal 1:50.
On Jun 5, 2005, at 9:26 PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:

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>> Kodak TMAX is a great B&W film for most applications. And the  
>> (matching) TMAX developer/replenisher makes life so easy...
>> Mike
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>   I also like T-Max but it can be developed in other developers  
> than T-Max. It works quite well with D-76 and Xtol but can be used  
> with most standard developers.
>   The trick with T-Max is to be careful of developing time and  
> temperature. The film grains contrast faster than conventional film  
> so control is more necessary. The common complaint about  
> excessively dense highlights is, I am conviced, due to  
> overdevelopment. A +/- 20% change in development time with T-Max  
> will cause as as large a change in contrast as a +/- 30% change  
> with other films. With a little care it makes beautiful negatives.  
> I mostly use D-76 diluted 1:1 as a one shot for most films.
>   Despite the name T-Max developer was not intended especially for  
> T-Max films. As always Kodak has trade names it likes and sometimes  
> applies to several products. T-Max RS is suitable for both sheet  
> and roll films. It will give slightly more speed and slightly more  
> grain than D-76. The normal T-Max RS working solution which is made  
> from the concentrate by diluting it 1:4 with water can be further  
> diluted 1:1 to give longer development times. Longer time is mainly  
> why I dilute D-76. The longer time allows easier contol of  
> development.
>  If you are where Kodak products are hard to find Ilford FP-4 and  
> HP-5 are excellent films of the conventional type and Ilford makes  
> several good developers. ID-11 is similar to D-76 (but the packaged  
> versions are not identical). Microphen is a phenidone version of  
> D-76 yielding somewhat higher speed and larger grain. Ilford DDX is  
> a liquid concentrate similar (but not identical) to Microphen and  
> probably similar in performance to T-Max RS. Ilford Delta films are  
> tabular grain films similar to Kodak T-Max. I've not used them so  
> can't comment on quality. Fuji's sheet films are also reputedly  
> excellent, but again, I can't personally vouch for them.
>   Kodak Tri-X sheet film has a peculiar rising characteristic curve  
> which is intended to exagerate highlights. Its good for some  
> subjects but you have to try it to see if the tone rendition is  
> satisfactory. All these films develop in the same developers.
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> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk at ix.netcom.com
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