[pure-silver] Re: Tri X film versions and sizes
- From: Christopher Woodhouse <chris.woodhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:44:50 +0000
Interesting. I used Perceptol extensively and always was led to believe that
Microdol-X was another metol-only formula. When I use dilute Perceptol (1+3)
I can always rely on it taming the highlight density and producing a
distinct shoulder. Even my tests with PMK had the same affect, which also
largely based on metol.
I'll just have to go and try it. All I need is a sunny day in the UK!
On 16/2/05 12:21 am, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: "Christopher Woodhouse" <chris.woodhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:27 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Tri X film versions and sizes
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>> So, even with a roll-off type type developer like Microdol
>> X, Tri X320 in
>> 5x4 is not going to be suitable for landscape work on
>> anything but the
>> dullest day. That was a near miss, thanks. Looks like I'm
>> down to the Tmax's
>> and Acros that are available in 120 and 5x4 if I'm going
>> to give Ilford the
>> heave-ho.
>>
>>
>> On 15/2/05 12:55 am, "Richard Knoppow"
>> <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
> It depends on the landscape. Tri-X will produce very
> dramatic pictures of subjects like white-capped waves and
> snow on mountains. I've used Plus-X for general 8x10 work
> because I was able to buy a large stash of the stuff
> outdated many years ago. The pictures look OK but I liked
> Agfapan better.
> Microdol-X does not act as a compensating developer,
> i.e., does not shoulder off. Perhaps it does in high
> dilutions. At 1:3 it becomes an acutance developer but is no
> longer any finer grained than D-76 (of no consequence for
> LF). Actually, I always liked the results I got from
> Microdol-X.
> I think you have to shoot some Tri-X sheet and, perhaps
> shoot the same images with something else, and compar the
> two to see the difference. It may be pretty subtle.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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