dourbalistar
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Thanks for the details, Don! That's helpful information, and seems in line with the articles posted on Ilford.
Though I must say, the example that Corran posted with TMAX 100 looks incredibly clean and detailed. Or maybe I'm just googly-eyed looking at all that Nikon gear.
stompyq
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T-Max 100 and T-Max developer is about as modern as it gets. Use a tripod if you need, 400-speed film ain't gonna have the low grain look.
This combo can be tricky. Years ago I perfected a semi-stand development scheme using between 1:19 to 1:49 dilution for 1 hour at ~70F using T-Max dev, which is definitely not on the "recommended processing" guidelines but who cares, it gave me more consistent results.
I got negatives that looked almost identical to shooting my D800 in b&w mode, with just a hint of texture from the film grain:
Ok so I really want to know the specifics. This is exactly what I'm looking for!!
Corran
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Yes, it's 35mm.
The film was semi-stand developed in T-Max developer 1:19 IIRC. I experimented with using dilutions up to 1:49. I think a middle-of-the-road option worked best, around 1:31.
This is highly unusual for T-Max developer and I developed this procedure myself. It worked really well for extremely low grain, high sharpness images from 35mm. I found it less useful for larger formats because they were already very good due to the film size advantage.
Shoot a roll or two at various EI settings and figure out what works best for you. The other advantage is this is much more economical than traditional development with T-Max developer. But you need to test and make sure it works for you - no guarantees since this is fairly off the beaten path. Your mileage may vary, especially depending on if you are scanning or wet printing. I developed this mostly for scanning at the time.
The film was semi-stand developed in T-Max developer 1:19 IIRC. I experimented with using dilutions up to 1:49. I think a middle-of-the-road option worked best, around 1:31.
This is highly unusual for T-Max developer and I developed this procedure myself. It worked really well for extremely low grain, high sharpness images from 35mm. I found it less useful for larger formats because they were already very good due to the film size advantage.
Shoot a roll or two at various EI settings and figure out what works best for you. The other advantage is this is much more economical than traditional development with T-Max developer. But you need to test and make sure it works for you - no guarantees since this is fairly off the beaten path. Your mileage may vary, especially depending on if you are scanning or wet printing. I developed this mostly for scanning at the time.