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Re: [OM] Second Attempt at Concert Photography

Subject: Re: [OM] Second Attempt at Concert Photography
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 23:14:45 -0500
At 22:47 6/10/02, C.H.Ling wrote:
Amazing grainless with such a high speed film (EI 1600 for the
TMAX3200?).

Yes . . . it surprised me too. TMax P3200 is actually an ISO 800 or ISO 1000 film depending on specific developing chemistry. If it's used at EI 3200, it must be P2 processed. As I understand it, the emulsion was designed to be pushed to P2 without getting too contrasty or unduly grainy given its speed. At EI 1600, it's comparable in granularity to Tri-X at EI 400, even though the granules will be a different shape, and it backs off the contrast some.

P3200's data sheet has information about using it at EI 800, 1600, 3200 and 6400. The film cartridge allows marking the latter three for P1 through P3 processing plus a blank space if it's used at some other EI. Found it to be very interesting stuff. I don't particularly care for TMax 100 or 400, but this looks like it's completely different. I may have to shoot some Tri-X at P2 (EI 1600) just to compare the two when used at the same EI.

-- John


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