Keep in mind, I have no experience with Fuji Acros but know Tmax films well and use only D76, ID-11 and Rodinal film developers. Many photographers like the 'rolling-off' highlights, I don't. The reason is your experience with TriX and D76 at 1+3. A flat shoulder means that fairly large exposure differences create fairly small density differences. Consequently, these highlight differences are not showing up all that well, they don't separate well. I prefer a steep shoulder or no shoulder at all up to about 1.5 relative log density (about Zone IX). Beyond that, I don't care, because I never use that portion of the characteristic curve for my photography anyway. My useful negative density range is from 0.17 (Zone I.5) to 1.37 (Zone VIII.5). I use D76 at 1+1 and have no trouble. Could it be that your dilution of 1+3 starves the highlights of TriX, flattening the shoulder in the process? Try D76 at 1+1 and see if it makes a difference. I'm intending to do a new TriX film calibration for the Jobo within the next two weeks in D76 1+1, because I rediscovered it recently for 4x5. I could tell you then. Regards Ralph W. Lambrecht On 12/31/04 6:49 PM, "Bob Randall" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I currently use 2 films when shooting 6X7. Fuji Acros and TriX 320. I'm > disappointed with the highlight separation that I get with TriX, but I like > the pictorial feel of the film. I like the separation of the HL in Acros, > but the film has a mechanical look to it similar to the difference between > video, and motion film stock. I've been testing different film and developer > combinations in search of the separation I want. I have this question. How > does shoulder relate to separation of tone? Tmax film curves go straight > well beyond 2.0 density. TriX slopes off flat early. Am I looking for a film > that shoulders off sharp and high in the curve, or a film with a curve that > goes straight forever. I use D76 at 1:3 for just about everything. > > Bob Randall > > ============================================================================== > =============================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) > and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.