Tom Stanworth
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I am genuinely curious about this one and I know the topic has come up before:
I love TriX 400 in 120 but know this film is not available in sheet - only the 320 variety which I hear is a very different film with v long toe more suited to studio use. I have never used it.
I am sure the various TriXs have been changed much over the years but see many LF users still swearing by TriX in HC110 Dil B. Is this combo today anything like what Ansel used? I mean, did he use a 320 speed version which was similar to the 320 speed variant we now have or was his an ancestor of the 400 variety which is recommended for outdoor use.
I ask as the 320 version of the film sounds from the literature and many comments wholly unsuitable for outdoor use, yet many people use the stuff for LF landscapes. I know there are no right or wrong answers and these things come down to personal tastes but// are people trying to hammer a round peg into a square hole by trying to adhere to Ansel's formula (When he perhaps used a film which had a very different curve and was more suited to outdoor use??) or is this 320 stuff really great outdoors? I presume that the likes of Roman Loranc cannot be daft and also presume they are using the 320 variety as the 400 sheet has not been avaiable for a long time.
I am partly curious for the heck of it and partly because I have moved from HP5 to TriX400 in 35mm and 120 (very happy with teh shift too) and would consider doing the same in LF (320) if I were likely to get results resembling the 400 variety. I might just have to buy a box some time, but would like to hear thoughts first.
I love TriX 400 in 120 but know this film is not available in sheet - only the 320 variety which I hear is a very different film with v long toe more suited to studio use. I have never used it.
I am sure the various TriXs have been changed much over the years but see many LF users still swearing by TriX in HC110 Dil B. Is this combo today anything like what Ansel used? I mean, did he use a 320 speed version which was similar to the 320 speed variant we now have or was his an ancestor of the 400 variety which is recommended for outdoor use.
I ask as the 320 version of the film sounds from the literature and many comments wholly unsuitable for outdoor use, yet many people use the stuff for LF landscapes. I know there are no right or wrong answers and these things come down to personal tastes but// are people trying to hammer a round peg into a square hole by trying to adhere to Ansel's formula (When he perhaps used a film which had a very different curve and was more suited to outdoor use??) or is this 320 stuff really great outdoors? I presume that the likes of Roman Loranc cannot be daft and also presume they are using the 320 variety as the 400 sheet has not been avaiable for a long time.
I am partly curious for the heck of it and partly because I have moved from HP5 to TriX400 in 35mm and 120 (very happy with teh shift too) and would consider doing the same in LF (320) if I were likely to get results resembling the 400 variety. I might just have to buy a box some time, but would like to hear thoughts first.