I am by no means an expert on this yet,but i have used Tmax 1:4 using the old times and i think my negs come out fine.I have not printed any since class ended in May,but those looked nice. The ones done in Ilfotec DDX looked more like you describe Mark.A little under developed. Dave
Original Message: ----------------- From: Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:50:29 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: T-Max 100 - old and new I run my TMax, old and new, by the Kodak numbers, in D:76 1:1. Without looking at the markings on the film, I can't tell the difference between the old or the new in the negatives, or the prints that they produce. So no difference for me. -Mat Mark Cassino wrote: > A couple of weeks ago I shot some of the old T-Max 100, developed it in > D-76 1:1, and was utterly stunned by the results. I haven't developed a > lot of film, but on a few occasions with the old T-Max everything seems > to come together and the results are fantastic - outstanding tonal range > and almost no grain (even when scanned.) > > Unfortunately, my supply of old T-Max 100 is running out. Last fall I > developed 4 or 5 rolls of the new T-Max 100 and was really disappointed > - the negs were very thin, looking both under exposed and under > developed. I used the new development times and the shots were the > first I took in a studio lighting / studio portraiture class, so I never > really figured out if I had botched the exposure, the development, or > both. Since darkroom work was not as aspect of the class, I just > switched over to color negative film, had it developed at the local > mini-lab, and scanned and printed... > > Looking on the web, opinions range from "the new T-Max is a totally new > film" to the "the new T-max is a minor tweak." So - I'm wondering if > any of the home developers on the list have come to terms with the new > T-Max formulations. If so - what works? I'd really like to be able to > get that fine to no grain look on a consistent basis... > > Thanks in advance - > > MCC > ----- > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > ----- > > Photography: > > http://www.markcassino.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
