JohnH":3npsnkgz said:Cheers, Andy. I doubt that my LCS will keep Tri-X in stock.Andy R":3npsnkgz said:For period correctness use Tri-X developed in D-76 and push it by two stops (expose at EI 1600).
I've got a fidge full of the stuff. I'm more of a put a yellow filter on then push it to 800 ASA sort of fellow and develop in ID11, proper retro, mixing your own dev from powders. For bodge tastic greatness use a spash of white wine vineagar in water as a stop. I've always found Tri-X to get too contrasty at 1600 which is fine if you want soot and white wash but you do loose detail. Pushing to 800 gives you the grain but a little more shadow and highlight detail, you can always print on a hard paper if you want to loose it all, you can print contrast in but if it's not there in the neg you've got bugger all chance of printing the detail back in.
Fiber based Oriental Seagul, now there's the paper you wna to be printing on...
Kodak Tech Pan at 12 ASA in Rodinal, now there's a nostalgia trip.