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Need some recommendations for 8x10 film.

rwboyer

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I have finally come to the end of the last box of old Kodak TXT film that I had and I am about to order some 100 speed film as well. I have been using TXT and TMX in 8x10 for as long as I care to remember here are a couple of questions for those that might have an opinion:

1)What can I expect from TXP 8x10 vs. TXT?? I know it has been out there a long time but I bought a ton of the TXT and do not shoot that much 8x10 so it has lasted quite a while.

2)I will continue to use TMX but... I am working on a project where I anticipate burning a whole lot more 8x10 than usual because they are portraits/people shots that tend to take more than one sheet to get what I am after. I have been playing around with Efke 100 as a less expensive alternative to Kodak but was wondering if there are other alternatives that I should consider with the criteria being that the cost for this project is significantly less than Kodak. If it's not than I will just stick with what I know. The other condition is that it is a minimum of 100 ISO - my experience with the kind of shots that I plan on doing is any slower is unbearable. So FAST AND CHEAP. The Efke 100 is doing nothing special for me the choice was based on price and the idiotic strong warnings about over exposure (my thought was that it was actually 100 ISO or more) - my speed is turning out to be more like 64 ish in Pyrocat HD


Thanks
RB
 
TXP in sheet sizes is not very different from TXT. You can use the same development times as a starting point, but fix and wash as you would for T-Max to remove the new magenta dye.

If you plan to do any alt-process printing, TMX now contains a UV blocking layer, unfortunately. If you like the look of Tri-X, consider Ilford FP-4+