1st roll of Tri-x in ... 25 yrs

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Finally tried Tri-x home development after being chronically disappointed in lab-developed XP2, portra, ektar, you name it. Shot a roll in New Orleans last week, developed it at home and scanned it in... And wow am I happy with it. I don't think I'll go back to the labs again. If I want colour I will either shoot DSLR or use provia and find a lab somewhere out of town ... By truthfully I am really surprised at how good my results are.
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(leica M6TTL +#summilux 35mm f/1.4 ASPH + tri-x in stock D76)
 
Very nice...makes me homesick. Would love to sit in the Cafe Dumond with a cups joe and some beignets.

Kenny
 
Nice work. I discovered many years ago that no lab, not even the most expensive pro labs, can do black and white processing well. I always tell people who aren't happy with their BW photos to start processing it themselves...it always makes a difference.
 
The photos look good. If you want to save yourself the hassle of preparing D76, try Tri X @EI 250-320, HC110 1:50, 6:30 min, agitation a couple of inversions every 30 seconds.
 
mfogiel said:
If you want to save yourself the hassle of preparing D76, try Tri X @EI 250-320, HC110 1:50, 6:30 min, agitation a couple of inversions every 30 seconds.
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+1 for HC110, a bottle lasts for ages and is so convenient.

Chriscrawfordphoto said:
I always tell people who aren't happy with their BW photos to start processing it themselves...it always makes a difference.
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This has been my experience as well. Nobody takes better care of your negatives than yourself!
 
Just don't get too excited and shoot so much film that you get behind in developing. I found I had 41 rolls of 35mm B&W and 10 rolls of 120 B&W that had piled up before I noticed. Took 10 days to work through that lot.
 
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