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- From: lancelot@spock.uucp (Thor Lancelot Simon)
- Subject: Re: Film for College Newspaper
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- In article <1993Jan16.193606.14323@wuecl.wustl.edu> jrt2@cec2.wustl.edu (Jeffrey Ryan Taylor) writes:
- >Question: We are trying to determine whether to switch from T-max films to
- >Ilford. We shoot approximately 20% of low light situations with TMZ and the
- >remaining pictures with TMY. Due to our organization, much of our developing
- >is done quickly without much adjustment of temperature. We understand that
- >T-Max films are very sensitive to temperature variations and that Ilford is
- >much more tolerant.
-
- TMY developed in Diafine yields 500ASA, fine grain, and consistent results at
- any time/temperature combination at over 70 degrees and between 3 and 5 minutes.
- I have to admit that TMY in D76 1:1 does look noticeably better, but I prefer
- TMY in Diafine to HP5 or Tri-X so long as I'm not shooting for that certain
- distinctive Tri-X/D76 tonality, which I just plain have a lot of trouble finding
- elsewhere. If you're looking at Ilford films, I can heartily recommend their
- Delta 400, though it does tend, just like TMAX, to kill fixer pretty quickly.
- Delta's grain isn't quite as fine as that of TMY, but it's a lot easier to
- process for consistent results, and I prefer the tonality any day. The other
- nice thing about Delta is that pushed to 800ASA, it looks a lot like Tri-X
- at 400ASA, which almost anyone competent in the darkroom can print pretty
- easily. Give it a try. I have several rolls of the new Delta 100, but I've
- yet to develop any. Details at 11, but I expect that I'll prefer it to TMX
- for some of the same reasons I prefer the faster delta to TMY. I've no idea if
- a 1600 or 3200ASA Delta is in the works, but some people have recommended
- Fuji Neopan 1600 as a very fast tab-grain film that's easier to process than
- TMZ. Give it a try and find out! So far as my recommendation of Diafine goes,
- I don't have a good exposure index for Delta in Diafine, but last I called the
- manufacturer of Diafine (Ethol-Acufine, on N. Kedzie ave in Chicago, you can
- get the # from Information) they tentatively recommended 640ASA, and said they'd
- have a better idea shortly. It's worth noting that Diafine can cause _severe_
- base curl with some films, but those are mostly Estar base, and you're unlikely
- to ever use any of those films. I've also seen Diafine negs come out with a
- strange green tone to the base, but since I develop in pyro pretty frequently
- this didn't really bother me either, and it really is more or less meaningless.
- Hope this info helps!
-
-
- > Should we switch to Ilford, and if so to which film? Also, which
- >chemicals are compatible with both films? We currently use T-Max developer,
- >Kodak Rapid Fix, and Kodak Hypoclear.
- > Thank you for your time.
- >
- > Allen Gurney
- > Jeff Taylor
- >
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