I agree. I posted 3 films a couple of days back (D3200, hp5, tmx), but really I use hp5 for practically everything and change film formats for different situations.
It's also easy to forget that not so long ago, in the pre-ultra-high-speed (TMZ & D3200) era, most manufacturers had a core range of 2-3 B&W films & that of those, the slow films (Pan-F, FX, etc) were really marketed towards the 'Advanced Amateur' who either didn't have/ didn't want/ couldn't afford to move up a format size to get finer grain. How many of you could live with only FP4/ HP5 or PX/ TX etc (or their successors) today?
No but I have stash of HP3.75@Even back in Harry Lime's day, they didn't have HP4 Plus
My Holy Trinity would be Kodak Panatomic - X, Plus - X and Tri - XOK, I realize that there have been some discussions along these lines already, but it's the nature of people to engage in discourse, even on topics that have been discussed before, so here goes:
If there could only be three black and white films available to us, what should they be? I'll take a crack at answering the question, not so much based on my experience but more on comments in various discussions over the years. I am not asking which emulsions do I think will be the survivors in the market place, but more along the lines of which three films would provide the breadth of capabilities along with high quality of the products.
1) A traditional medium speed emulsion... fp4+
2) A modern medium speed emulsion... T-max 100
3) A fast emulsion, either traditional or modern technology... T-max 400
What do you think?
My guess is that the biggest disagreements will be on the fast emulsion. By the way, I am thinking more along the lines of 35mm film. Also, you don't have to stick to the three categories I defined, but I think these categories may be a good way to frame people's thoughts.
Yes, you certainly were “Born2Late”. Those were the good-old days!M
My Holy Trinity would be Kodak Panatomic - X, Plus - X and Tri - X
How do you think I came up with that "handle"?Yes, you certainly were “Born2Late”. Those were the good-old days!
I'm willing to bet that any one who was born in 1898 and read this would disagree with you.I would rather have been born in 1898 than 1998, to be honest.
Think about it... I'd come of age just after World War I. The world will have just come off of this horrible war... right into the roaring 20's. The market crash and depression would suck, of course, but jobs abounded during the second war. The chances are I would have been an engineer (technical stuff is my forte and I'm an engineering student; this might also get me through the 30's) so I could have worked at NASA in the 50's and 60's and been at the forefront of the space revolution. A retirement in the 70's and 80's would have been rather nice.I'm willing to bet that any one who was born in 1898 and read this would disagree with you.
I'm willing to bet that any one who was born in 1898 and read this would disagree with you.
Of course, you'd have to listen to disco while you were clipping coupons, so life wouldn't exactly be a bed of roses.Think about it... I'd come of age just after World War I. The world will have just come off of this horrible war... right into the roaring 20's. The market crash and depression would suck, of course, but jobs abounded during the second war. The chances are I would have been an engineer (technical stuff is my forte and I'm an engineering student; this might also get me through the 30's) so I could have worked at NASA in the 50's and 60's and been at the forefront of the space revolution. A retirement in the 70's and 80's would have been rather nice.
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