Original TMZ

[Noserider]

Just stumbled upon the original Kodak TMZ article where Pop Photo had pre-production rolls to shoot an enjoyable read.

https://books.google.com/books?id=r...HZdpA-4Q6AEIQzAH#v=onepage&q=tmax 100&f=false

 

[Noserider]

Jan/1988 It starts on Page 68

 

[Noserider]

Also on page 56 by the redoubtable Schawalberb at
https://books.google.com/books?id=r...max 100 popular photography July 1988&f=false

 

[charjohncarter]

When I finally found it, I also enjoyed the previous article on TMY. There some interesting metering techniques discussed. It seems to me in hindsight TMY was a difficult film to control with wet printing. Now with scanning I don't find it to be a difficult chore.

This is from my first roll of TMY. I noticed at the time the fill flash (automatic) was a little hot and the author of the TMY aritcle had this complaint. That is that highlights tend to block.

From my first roll of TMY-about 1997-8 by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[Noserider]

Yeah that was a nice bonus article on TMY; having been a regular shooter during this time I can assure you the TMY emulsion has changed more than once.

That lovely photo posted reminds me that very first version was very sensitive to unprintable density when any 'over' passed a point. Over development over temp over agitation etc when the highlights were blown that was it. A few mistakes and I had to get to know the Farmer's Reducer on deadline very well. That first version I recall settling into D-76 1:1 keeping an eye on agitation consistency was the best compromise for the newsprint I was shooting for. Kodak product D-76 single bag not mixed from formula at 1:1 looked and acted pretty much like Tri-X at 320 in HC-110 dil. B but with a finer grain and about a full stop faster.