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Rangemaster · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject:

I would also here why Northport does not like T-max, after over twenty years of shooting for a living, I don't think I have ever heard of anyone that did not like T-Max.

Dave

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RichS · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:20 pm Post subject:

glennfromwy · Joined: 29 Nov 2001 Posts: 903 Location: S.W. Wyoming

Though T-Max is not in my arsenal, in talking to other photographers and reading many hundreds of posts on other forums, there seems to be a lot of folks who don't like the stuff. I have only used it once, ten years ago, in an Argus C-3 with a faulty shutter and no light meter. Oddly, except for some flare the images all looked good.

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Rangemaster · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject:

I was just wondering, I have shot T-Max for years and always had good luck with it, myself personally don't like Illford products, expect for the Cibachrome printing for slide prints.

So was just wondering...

Dave

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clnfrd · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:20 pm Post subject:

I've processed Ilford HP5-Plus and T-Max. It seems like the T-Max takes an awfully long time to clear in the Acid Fixer, but the results were good. Fred.

Northport · Joined: 06 Jul 2002 Posts: 5 Location: St. Louis, Missouri

This is in response to Barney's question asking why I do not like T-Max. In comparison to Tri-X 320 and Plus-X Professional (discontinued in sheet film), I find that T-Max 400 does not show as full a range of tones from white through gray to black. Prints made from T-Max 400 negatives strike me as being overall dark and lacking in those steps between the intensities of gray which black and white film uses to depict different colors and different intensities of light. I need to try T-Max 100 in order to see if the same holds true for me as with T-Max 400.
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Barney · Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 47 Location: Lewistown, Montana

Thanks for your interesting reply concerning T-Max 400 Northport. I don't shoot the T-Max 400 but do shoot the 100. Some of my friends have complained about not getting good Blacks with T-Max. I have but follow Kodak's instructions for processing, especially for agitation. If you try T-Max 100 let me know how it goes. Maybe we can work together to achieve better negatives with the stuff. I need all the help I can get.

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Barney · Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 47 Location: Lewistown, Montana

From an earlier post I made the comment about shooting Tri-X at the rated speed. I still stand by that comment. The comment was intended for normal conditions; not harsh lighting, etc. Depending on conditions and what you want to accomplish you can always manipulate exposure and development. A good ring around can help acheive some of the information for this. I have come to like Bergger BPF 200 lately. I develop it in D76H at 1:1 for 12 minutes at 68F, and vigorous agitation every minute (5 to 7 quick inversions in 5 seconds). The D76H formula is readily available in Mr. Anchell's book or I can pass it along if any of you are interested.

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