T-Max 100 in Rodinal 1:50. Sharper than you can image, good tonal quality.
To exploit this combination use your best lenses.
The grain will be sharp, not mushy like you get with high sulfite
developers.
Joe Portale
Tucson, AZ
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From: "Dave Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] What film type?
> I lke FP4+ in Xtol. Nice all around results. Good sharpness, nice
> tight grain, smooth gradation of tones.
>
> Tri-X in D-76. used for years. Nearly idiot proof. But somehow
> there have been times I have managed to goof so badly the neg
> was unprintable. ;-)
>
> Plus-X in X-tol. similar to FP4 but I like the snap (better contrast)
> that FP4 gives me vs. Plus-X.
>
> I hear that Delta 100 in X-tol is very good but I haven't tried it yet,
> but probably will soon.
>
> Of course this will probably change now that I just purchased a
> Arista Cold Light head for my D2. Argh!
>
> Dave Robertson
>
>
> On 30 Jul 2001, at 17:00, Philip J. McCourt wrote:
>
> From: "Philip J. McCourt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: [Cameramakers] What film type?
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> > Just wondering what type of B&W sheet film you are using for your
> > cameras that you build. I have been using Tmax 100, and am not overly
> > happy with the results that it is giving me. Last year I used FP4
> > which was a little better but it still did not really give me the look
> > that I wanted. I have been using D-76 to soup the negatives.
> >
> > What film do you use and why? After putting all the work into making
> > my camera I now have to sort out the film and developers that will
> > give me the best results.
> >
> > Phil
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