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Subject: [OM] Re: Slightly OT: TMax vs. TMax CN (Was: Darkroom - Getting the paper to turn black)
From: edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:38:17 -0400
On Thursday 22 April 2004 11:39, you wrote:
<snip> 
> Ilford PanF has a long straightline response with a slight curve
> which barely is a curve.  More like a knee.  Tonal response is
> linear right up to the point where you hit DMAX on the film.  It
> isn't forgiving to over-exposure, nor to under-exposure.  A
> difficult film to work with (and slow), but extremely rewarding
> when you get it right. Probably the most rewarding
> general-purpose film you'll ever shoot.  You will have "arrived"
> when you can consistantly get good results from PanF.

Aeons ago I tried to work with PanF but it was pretty much a failure.  I 
noticed the long, linear response in zones 3 to 5-1/2 or so, but got the toe 
and shoulders wrong.  Out of curiosity, has the emulsion changed in the last 
20 or so years?  It gave me a siren song, but I couldn't sing along.  

What is your workflow for PanF today?  As you may recall, I was persauded by 
your praise of DD-X and it is now in the building ... 


> If I sound like I'm partial to Ilford, well, I am.  I've said it
> a couple dozen times before and I'll say it again.  Ilford Delta
> 400 processed in Ilford DD-X is my all-time favorite
> film/developer combination.  You can shoot/process it at ISO
> 400, 520, 640, 800 and 1600 with little no visible difference in
> grain or tonality.  Delta films have a slightly fogged base
> which makes them much better for scanning too.  Too each his/her
> own, but D400/DD-X is my money film.

I will be giving Agfa a shot in the DD-X as well.

Earl


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