"D. Glenn Arthur Jr." wrote:
>
> tv replied to me:
> > > I also finally got around to getting some
> > > Neopan 1600 blown up to 8x10. [...]
> > > It's less contrasty (though
> > > I usually shoot TMZ at 6400, so that's not an
> > > apples-to-apples comparison).
> >
> > Hmm. I get lots of contrast with Neopan. I think it's the only film I've
> > ever shot that had good contrast at the recommended developer time/temp.
>
> Looking at these prints, I'd say it has _enough_ contrast, and
> TMZ has more. (Remember that I like Tri-X and don't like TMY.)
>
Me too.
*However*
Alex showed me some beautiful prints from TMY today. I've never seen
anything from TMY I liked (that I know of) until I took a good look at
his prints.
I've been shooting Tri-X pretty much exclusively for the last 9 months,
but my experiments with D400 look really good. I tried a couple of rolls
in D76 but was unimpressed. I had 2 more, and decided to try them in
XTOL. They're fantastic. I'm really pleased, and may be switching.
The other cool thing is that it's fast. I've been shooting at 400 and
have very dense negs. I could easily shoot it at 500 (which Ilford
recommends for XTOL anyway) and still have latitude. I'm betting it
looks nice at 800 too, and they give times for 1600, so I may give it a
try.
> > The stuff I've shot has a nice snappy sharpness to it, but the grain is
> > a wee little rough.
>
> A wee little? Heh... I'm looking at a young woman who seems
> to have suddenly sprouted the most amazing number of freckles... :-)
Har! Mine doesn't look that bad. Then again, I'll probably stick with
TMZ.
>
> > I've been shooting the new Delta 400 lately, and it looks *very* nice.
> > It seems like it's actually more like a 500 speed film.
>
> That's a TMax-looking kind of film, right? Or is it something
> I ought to give another try?
They totally changed it within the last 6 months. It is a t-grain type
film, but Ilford's grain looks different from Kodak's IMO.
>
> > It sounds like you had fun today.
>
> Yah. Not as much fun as I had on the Fourth, failing to photograph
> the fireworks (there was a pretty woman involved then, instead of a
> pretty day), but I enjoyed the sunshine without _feeling_ like I was
> goofing off. :-)
Some things are more important then photography.
Well, not really, but keep telling yourself that.
tv
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