TRI-X in TMAX Developer

[Henk]

Hi all,

Does TRI-X developed in TMAX developer give good results ?
I mainly scan my negatives.

Thanx !

 

[charjohncarter]

This Flickr site gives film/developer combinations discussion and photos, unfortunately they don't list Tri-X in TMax developer. But if you get nothing here you could ask them.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/bw_film-dev_combinations/discuss/80107/

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I've tried it, and its a lot grainier than Tri-X in D76 1+1, which is my favorite developer for Tri-X. Rodinal is also a very grainy developer for Tri-X but the grain comes with high sharpness and nice tonality. You don't get the added sharpness or unique tonality with Tmax developer and Tri-X, you just get grain.

 

[Aziz]

The lab I send my Tri-X to develops in T-max developer. Here's an example of the result. The only post-processing was a slight S-curve to bump up contrast a little.

different sizes here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yazdaniphotography/2172829725/

 

[john neal]

I use this combination all the time. I get best results with rating at 200 asa and standard development.

Scanning goes well, but I did take th time to generate a profile for the base fog of the film (i.e. a clear, fully fixed piece of film).

I would give it a try and see what you think.