Tri-X In TMax Dev # EI 3200, nice

[htmlguru4242]

I just ran some Tri-X through TMax dev (exposed @ EI 3200), and I must say that the images are pretty good. The shadow detail is a tad lower than with D-76, though the grain is lower, and base fog is _nonexistant_. The results are, hands-down, much better than those from Delta 3200.

The contrast is very high, but certainly useful.

They are truly the best high-speed negs. that I have ever seenn and its quite encouraging. If I could just give the shadows a little boost, there would be no reson not to use this for general work.

They're still wet, so no scans yet ...

The real test is going to be the grain in the prints, which I'll probably make early next week (contact sheet tomorrow afternoon). We'll see.

I'll post scans when the contact print is ready.

 

[Konical]

Good Afternoon,

Roll film? Sheet film? Time? Dilution? Type of agitation?

Konical

 

[htmlguru4242]

Oops

Good Afternoon,

Roll film? Sheet film? Time? Dilution? Type of agitation?

Konical

Ahh - yes, I can't believe I forgot that ... Temp, Time and Dilution.

Ok, so:

TMax 1:4 (a little stronger, actually), 75ºF, constant agitation for the first minute, agitation for 10 seconds every 40 seconds thereafter; constant agitation for the last 30 seconds.

 

[htmlguru4242]

OK, so I printed an 8x10 of this, just to see how it'd come out, and it's actually not too bad. The print is a bit overexposed, and I'm going to have to do some work to get the shadows to come out better, but oh well.

My scanner is TERRIBLE, so it doesn't do this justice ... I brightened it up in Photoshop a tad; the blacks really are black, not grey as the look here ... but oh well.

And yes, that "noise" on the book in the lower left is grain.

 

[agGNOME]

They are truly the best high-speed negs. that I have ever seenn and its quite encouraging. If I could just give the shadows a little boost, there would be no reson not to use this for general work.

oops, I had a different film in mind than the one in your post.
Deleted original post. Have you considered giving Xtol a try?