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Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:

>>>I think the kodak line is down to just two types, tri-x and tmax. I have 
>>>no idea what the difference is between the two.

>>The darkness of the blacks. Tri-x has that newspaper photograph quality,
>>used for quick and easy developing. tmax takes more care to develop,
>>sort of has an unreality about it.

>I'm not quite following what any of that means, and I don't have any 
>newspapers.

>What is an "Unreality"?

TRI-X was manufactured in the same speeds for years (200), a high speed
high contrast film with coarse grain. Ideal for newspapers which cannot
reproduce a fine grain image anyway. Super quick to develop and handle in
the darkroom. Typically it was push processed with acceptable results.

TRI-X images were ubiquitous and had an unmistakable look.

T-MAX has grain similar to color film. The emulsions are the finest
grain available and the blacks are much darker. To me, it looks like a
color image with the color removed, not really explaining it properly.
It doesn't have that documentary image look to it.

The two films produce rather different b&w images.