[pure-silver] Re: Subjective Opinions of Pan F , TMX, or...

  • From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 14:58:20 -0700 (PDT)

I had a client that shot this way for all his work which was in-studio.  Worked 
quite well, as you say.  Pyro has that je ne sais quoi thing going for it with 
the improved highlight rendering which my client likes.  He didn't say what he 
wants to achieve by using it though,

I did run into quite a few discussions about pyrocat on other lists in my 
search 
before posting here and whoo-whee, some folks sure do get worked up about some 
things!

Eric



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From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 2:43:48 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Subjective Opinions of Pan F , TMX, or...


----- Original Message ----- From: "pdesmidt tds.net" <pdesmidt@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 10:32 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Subjective Opinions of Pan F , TMX, or...


> I haven't used Pan F in quite awhile, but I doubt it'll give "much finer
> grain" than TMX or Acros.  Sandy King, Mr. Pyrocat, had a really huge print
> made from 120 Acros developed in Pyrocat HD.  If memory serves me correctly,
> grain was not apparent even in a huge print.
> 

    If you want _extremely_ fine grain use 100T-Max and process it in either 
Ilford Perceptol or Kodak Microdol-X (if you can still get it). The grain is 
nearly as fine as from the late, lamented, Technical Pan in Technidol. Speed is 
about EI-50 and contrast and latitude is normal. However, the combination has 
very little edge/border effect so its not "sharp". If used with sharp lenses 
that really makes no difference. It is the only combination I've used that 
shows 
tone rendition for 35mm film approaching the smoothness of larger formats.

--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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