"D. Glenn Arthur Jr." wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> Just got back my first roll of Neopan 400, and my first glance at
> the proofs earned a raised eyebrow. Most of the shots look like
> something halfway between Tri-X and TMax, but a few have a very
> Tri-X look in terms of contrast and sharpness while feeling
> "softer" in some regard that I can't put my finger on.
Weird. My Neopan negs have always appeared to be very sharp to my eye.
High sharpness, higher grain compared to tri-x.
I haven't shot any in a while, and my lab was using TMAX developer. They
may have been overdeveloped a bit, which could account for the apparent
sharpness, I guess.
>
> The ones that look a lot like TMax I can live without, but if
> the effect is controllable, the almost-Tri-X-but-different look
> is pretty cool and will make a nice change of pace from Tri-X
> once in a while.
It's cool film. It's on my short list for further testing.
tv
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