Ilford HP5+ vs. Kodak Tri-X 400!

I've been shooting HP5 recently and have got some pretty nice results with LC 29 @ 1+19, but I've got some rolls of Tri-X on the way after looking at Bud's photos on Flickr -
Apart from the excellent photographs that have already been mentioned, I like the bright whites, rich blacks and crisp grain - a look I've been after for a while 🙂

Attached - HP5 + @ 400, 6.5 mins LC29, 3 inversions per minute
 

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Oy, another thread where humour needs to be presented as a caveat.

I still say it's the spelling.

Thanks, Magus, for reading it exactly for what it was.

I do find the casual use of the word "offensive" offensive. Is it the new moon? ::shrug::

I hope I didn't offend any lunar people.
 
FrankS said:
Forget about camera brand, lens, film or developer: Bud, your photography clearly demonstrates THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of photoraphy - the photographer's eye!
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Another tip of the hat. When I grow up, I want to take photos like that.
 
Gabriel M.A. said:
Another tip of the hat. When I grow up, I want to take photos like that.
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So... now you are saying Bud is old? 😉

I agree. Great shot, Bud.
 
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Thea said:
Gabriel M.A. said:

"The Witch! Burn the Witch! 😱

Seriously, though: if you got "flat" images with Tri-X, development and/or exposure was probably to blame, not the film."

Firstly I find it offensive to be refered to in this way. I dont go around insulting other who dont agree with my opinions, and therefore dont expect others to do this to me.

There is nothing wrong with the way I develop or expose my films - and I dont like the insinuation of incompetance.

Everybody has the right to express their opinions and preferences - or at least I thought that was the point of RFF.

I shall not be posting on this thread again.
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If other folks can get good negs with Tri-x, then it *is* your technique. Or are you the only one here who has nothing left to learn?

You should not be offended. You should, instead, be embarrassed.
 
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HP5+ (EI 400) used to be processed in Rodinal 1+ 60 + 1 g Borax per lit. work solution at 20°C for 15 à 16 min., and stand development when I have the curare to do so (1+100 + 1 g/lit. Borax at 20°C for 1:30 h). The Borax serves to reduce the base-fog a little, as Patrick Gainer suggested (and he 's right).

Now it is HP5+ (EI 400) in Pyrocat-HD 2:2:100 at 22°C for 13 min, witch I like more.

The HP5+ is, of course, the replacement for APX 400...

Philippe
 
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