Dear Bernd
You might also consider as developers Diafine or Acufine, which both
deliver sharpness (acutance) and speed.
There are also formulas for other two-bath developers like Diafine
which are very good at speed & sharpness.
Tom
On Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 9:47, Bernd Möller <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote on "Re: [OM] pushed film," saying..
> Hi Bill,
>
> > Bernd M=F6ller
> >
> > Bernd, (yes, that's how your last name appears on the digest)
>
> Thanks. I don't read the digest, but I am quite aware that the umlaut in my
> last name (an o with two dots on top) causes problems. I might have to change
> my real name and signature to Moeller.
>
> > Pushed Tri-X is an old standby, but I would suggest you compare it with
> > Ilford Delta 3200 and Fuji Neopan 1600. These are much newer films, and may
> > be an improvement. Then again, they may not, as I understand that their
> > actual speeds are more in the area of 800, and the recommended development
> > times are actually a push. I'm not sure I understand this.
>
> I did not hear of this before. I'll have to check more. I've been recommended
> Tri-X because of it's distinct look and the foregiveness in the developing
> process. I am a beginner in the B/W field and have just begun to develop film
> myself. I am very open for suggestions.
>
> > Although I have souped a ton (perhaps literally) of Tri-X in D76, from 35 to
> > 8x10, it's been years since I have done any. Now, I only soup my own when I
> > want to use Rodinal,, for its distinctive look. For years, my lab used the
> > commercial equivalent of D76, really just the same as the home version, but
> > optimized for a volume replenished system. Several years ago, they changed
> > to Xtol. It seems that almost the entire world has taken on this new product
> > as the perfect developer. I don't know, however, how well it works for
> > pushing.
>
> When I bought the replacement developer for Rodinal, I had the choice between
> Xtol and D-76. Xtol seemed more modern to me, but some members of the
> de.rec.fotografie newsgroup like D-76 for the distinctive look, in particular
> with a 1:1 solution.
>
> > An interesting sidelight. Some of you may remember that I commented several
> > months ago about a substantial speed gain using FP4 in Xtol, not seen with
> > other films.
>
> Ah, that sounds interesting. It makes home development to a kind of alchemy
> :-)
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