----- Original Message ----- From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] Subject: RE: Medium Format Enlarging
> William Robb wrote: > > One of the nice things about T-Max film is how inherently flat > > the film stays. I quite like TMY in medium format, where the > > grain is not an issue. > > Hi Bill, > > IIRC, the T-Max emulsions are coated on a thicker Estar base web than things > like, e.g., Tri-X or Tech Pan -- which I suppose would explain the flatness. > However, I think it was you who pointed out the other day that any older > Pentax 6x7 will most likely eventually have problems with film transport in > the camera, leading to closely spaced or overlapping negatives. Given the > thicker base of T-Max, would you say that continual use of T-Max in a 6x7 > might hasten the eventual need for a film transport repair? Or is the extra > thickness simply not a problem? What has your experience been with this? > I'm curious, because I'm wondering if the extra thickness of T-Max is a good > reason not to use it regularly in my newly acquired 6x7. > > I'd of course be interested in anyone else's experiences with this. (Paul > S., you shoot a lot of T-Max as well, right? Or is that just in 35mm?) The original T-Max base was incredibly thick. It pretty much trashed my new 6x7 film advance within 50 rolls. The newer stuff is much thinner, though still quite substantial. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
