> t> Nothing wrong with TMZ, but it's one of those films where you need some > t> expert processing.
>From my experience, it really wants T-max developer, and it needs pretty good regulation of temperature compared to Tri-X or T-max 400 to keep grain down. I agitate less frequently as well. It's going to be grainier than a 400 speed film pushed, and I never used TMZ slower than 3200 (primarily for cost reasons--it looks great at 1600 but I could get TMY to be useable at 1600). On the other hand, it has a much better tonal range and shadow detail up at the high speeds than you can get from pushed film. You do have to shoot tight, because you don't want to enlarge it any more than necessary even if you've handled it well. DJE
