unBob Rosen <afterswift@xxxxxx> writes: > Dear Colleagues, > > David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > >> >>> >>>TMAX 3200 (although recently I've used Ilford 3200) In both cases I >>>use them at an EI of 1600. I develop them in Rodinal. I find TMAX's >>>grain structure nicer, although the Ilford emulsion isn't too bad. >>> >> >>I find I have a strong preference for the Ilford; the TMAX is just >>flat somehow. However, I'm not developing either myself. >> > Weird. If anything I find the opposite. But I've not actually done > any side by side comparisons. I have, and I find the Ilford much cleaner-looking. >>>FP4+ again, developed in Rodinal (hey -- I develop *everything* in >>>Rodinal). I like the look of this film and it's pretty forgiving. >>I shot 100 feet of that once, back in the 1970s. Most hated film I >>ever saw. > :-) I guess that's why we're individuals. Yep. Looking back -- part of my results may have been because the FP4 didn't have the slight purple base tint that the PLUS-X did. I was printing mostly on variable-contrast paper.... Haven't actually tested the theory, I invented it *years* later. >>I'm actually really impressed with the Ilford XP2 Super (after having >>a really bad experience with the original XP, back in the 1980s). > Is that a B&W C41 emulsion? I've got to say I've never shot it. I > have tried one of these developed as B&W and I quite liked it, but it > was just an experiment with a roll of old film. I didn't really go > back there again. Yes. I've seen 4-foot prints from 35mm XP2 that are clean, smooth, and grainless. And I've shot some in 4x5.... My bad experience with XP back in the 80s was quite possibly because I developed it in conventional B&W chemistry (in accordance with their instructions; they didn't make clear to me that the C-41 route was *preferred*). Grain was horrid. > Oooh, I almost forgot... > > The public wants to see more use of film. They DEMAND their PQRSTUVW! > And FP4+ is only hated by digital lovers :-p > > I feel so much better now :-D Good! -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
