From: pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net   
      
   On 10/7/2014 8:19 PM, ggherold@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:03:37 PM UTC-4, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   >> On 10/07/2014 01:30 PM, Glen Walpert wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 23:08:01 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >    
   >>> Out of curiosity I did a quick check and found that Tri-X is still   
   >>> available, possibly Plus-X also, old stock in both cases.  A search will   
   >>> turn up the Kodak data sheets with density curves showing about 0.3 to   
   >>> better than 2.3 available with exposure and processing per the data   
   >>> sheet.  Density range of both films is about the same, possibly the   
   >>> smaller grain size of Plus-X or some other film would be advantageous.   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> Cheers,   
   >>>   
   >>> Glen   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> The newer stuff is called Tmax.   
   > Back in my mis-spent youth, we had a dark room and I did some BW developing.   
   > But no more stinky chemicals for me.   
   > Could I do an exposure, and have someone turn it into a negative with   
   controllable properties? No automatic gain control in the development process.   
   (ND between 0.3-0.5)   
   >   
   > George H.   
      
   Dunno.  I used to process my own film too (b&w prints and colour   
   slides), but not since about 1980ish.   
      
   I'm looking at sun-sensor eyeglass plastic for instrument applications.   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Phil Hobbs   
      
      
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