A Little Tri-X in XTOL 1:1 Assistance Por Favor!

[dehk]

Your scanner, go into options and turn the Auto Exposure way down from default and your stuff will look great.

 

[ParkerSmithPhoto]

My suggestion is that you consider Diafine, which will get you in the general ballpark. Also, see Steven Schaub's many articles on Tri-X & Diafine on FigitalRevolution.com (now defunct, but the info is still there).

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If you are scanning, Diafine is the juice for you. Of course, when you decide you want to print them on silver (ahem...guilty) you'll be using a Grade 5 and pulling out the bleach.