I bought some rolls of Tri-X 400 recently, and noticed vendor told me that the emulsion has just been changed. For what its worth, the box the film comes in looks different than it did just a couple of months ago. I feel kind of wary about this. I liked the grain of Tri-X compared to films such as TMax.
Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: Re: Comparison of B&W film > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" > Subject: Re: Comparison of B&W film > > > > Hi Bill, > > > > You are right, as always! > > I wasn't aware about the Ilford films, but I forgot that Kodak > > changed the B&W line recently (I had to face a strange way to > > identify the new films vs. the old ones...). Do you know what > > kind of changes have been made to the emulsions? What about the > > Ilford traditional films (HP5 and FP4)? > > I fear I am woefully ignorant of the actual changes. I bought a piss pot > pile of the old stuff while I still could get it, and haven't had to buy > much new yet. I think FP4+ has gotten a bit contrastier, and the flesh tone > isn't as nice as it used to be, so I expect the red sensitivity also has > changed somewhat. > > William Robb >
