Add another devilish voice to the din. With nine cases of gear already, what's
one more itsy-bitsy OM body? And I've been shooting Tri-X since Moby Dick was
a minnow. The only B&W film I think is better is Plus-X, and only by a little
bit.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> On Jul 12, 2005, at 3:54 PM, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>
> > I really don't think you can beat Tri-X, but then I haven't played
> > much
> > with HP5 Plus, APX 400 or Neopan. I've seen some shots on
> > rangefinderforum.com of Tri-X pushed to ridiculous ISOs that really
> > impressed me, so it's flexible.
>
> I've always enjoyed shooting Tri-X. My first newspaper job was at a
> place where they used to bulk load HP5 for me all the time and when
> I'd occasionally shoot some of my own Tri-X I'd get comments on how
> good my shots looked that week. I just get nervous about always
> reaching for the old standby these days. I'm always sure someone will
> tell me about some new wonderfilm I'm an idiot for not using. ;-)
>
> > That said... WHAT'S ONE MORE BODY? Take the OM-2n too ... it's small!
>
> You're the voice of the Devil. ;-)
>
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