--- "ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J" <is-...@womans.com> wrote: > Film > Last Friday someone told me about this film. > http://www.theeconozone.com/econozone/xxx4.html > <http://www.theeconozone.com/econozone/xxx4.html> I have to tried it yet > but later I will. Right now I'm shooting 4x5 TMAX 400. I do not like this > film because I'm not getting the high contrast. Some people might love it > but I'm not getting the results, plus its very expensive compared to ortho > litho film and the chemical are cheap.
You can alter the contrast by altering your processing. You can decrease the dilution of your developer, increase the time of your development, increase the temperature of your developer, or increase the agitation of your development. I would recommend beginning with the last, as the TMax series of films expects a greater degree of agitation then its older films (like Tri-X). Read the directions on this. I would recommend continuous agitation by using tubes. As far as expense is concerned, 4X5 sheet film only costs about 50 cents per sheet. Whereas I will use orthochromatic film when shooting in the larger sizes (8X10 and larger), I think that you will find problems with gradation and proper rendering to be more apparent when working with smaller sheets of film. Anyway, I would not recommend going the cheap route on film for cheapness' sake, unless you are sure to have the opportunity to reshoot. > Developing trays. > I use those sandwich containers with the lids. I have one for the film > developer and the other for fixer and one for water. I use the lids > because it cuts down on the fumes because I do not have the best ventilation > system. Don't forget to use Stop Bath. Stop has two excellent purposes. The first is to give you the ability to stop the development at precisely the time you wish. This is very important when developing film. The other purpose is to be used as a buffer between the developer and the fix. You will exhaust your fix considerably faster if you forgo this step. It doesn't make sense not to use a Stop Bath. Cheers - george ===== Handmade Photographic Images - http://GLSmyth.com DRiP Investing - http://DRiPInvesting.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
