Why I love Tri-X and some things I have learned.

[FA Limited]

why is Tri-X safety film?

 

[capitalK]

why is Tri-X safety film?

I'm sure I'll be corrected with the proper terminology, but older film used to have a nitrate base and was extremely flammable. Motion Picture Projectionists used to get danger pay based on the fact the heat from the carbon arc lamps could potentially ignite the film, or so I have been told.

 

[Vics]

I'm another born-again Tri-x fan. I've finally settles after 40 years of bouncing around in both color and B&W. I think the new formulation of Tri-x just sparkles, and suits me fine for both 35 and 120. Here's a sample from the M3 w/ 'cron DR.

 

[Keith]

I'm another born-again Tri-x fan. I've finally settles after 40 years of bouncing around in both color and B&W. I think the new formulation of Tri-x just sparkles, and suits me fine for both 35 and 120. Here's a sample from the M3 w/ 'cron DR.

Very nice. It is a good film ... here's a shot from a few days ago with M2 and 35mm Nokton.

 

[gm13]

Both TX at 800
1st M5 Leica 35/ 2.8
2nd M5 Canon 50/1.4

Tx is all I've used in my very short history of film.

 

[bmattock]

why is Tri-X safety film?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_film

On very old movies theaters, you may see that the projectionist's door is built like a bank vault. That's because sometimes films burst into flame while being projected, killing everyone in the projection booth.

http://www.secretsofthecity.com/magazine/reporting/rakish-angle/last-picture-show-er

“The projection booths were like an Alcatraz jail cell,” Anderson explains, and it was his job to get the hell out if the thing caught fire—the booth, with its reinforced concrete, was designed to contain the blaze and keep the theater from burning down, at considerable risk to the poor souls inside.

 

[capitalK]

This was accidentally rated @ 64 (I was shooting Kodachrome directly before it). I souped it in Rodinal 1+100 for 60 minutes and it came out pretty decent.

This was rated @ 400 and developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 100 minutes.

 

[johannielscom]

This was accidentally rated @ 64 (I was shooting Kodachrome directly before it). I souped it in Rodinal 1+100 for 60 minutes and it came out pretty decent.

This was rated @ 400 and developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 100 minutes.

Hi CapitalK, First of all, I love both shots! Question: if I get this approach right, I can actually rate this film at different speeds and just vary the soupe-time to get decent shots?

I'm actually very interested in the whole stand development kind of approach, since it allows for less temperature control, which is the tricky bit for me. I have developed in the past, but always found it hard to keep fluids on temperature. All rooms in the house that would allow for a dark room are cold, the living room is the right place, almost always around 18 degrees Celcius, or easy to get there. Using the same film and varying the rated speed would get the whole process into specs when combined with stand development in the living room.

Rodinal would be my favoured developer, since it also allows for FP4+ and even 100Tmax, both of which I still stock in the fridge. Also, it'll last a lifetime if we ever get to the point we need to stock up to continue shooting film...

 

[dfoo]

If you want to not care about temperature, then why not try diafine?

 

[malcolmma]

I like to use Tri-X so much. I use D76 1:1 before and HC110 H/F now to dev it.

Tri-X / D76 1:1

Tri-X / HC110 F

I use normal EI400 for Tri-X(400TX). Someone can tell which the different between 400TX and 320TXP?

 

[MarkoKovacevic]

I like to use Tri-X so much. I use D76 1:1 before and HC110 H/F now to dev it.

Tri-X / D76 1:1

Tri-X / HC110 F

I use normal EI400 for Tri-X(400TX). Someone can tell which the different between 400TX and 320TXP?

I believe 320 is a studio film with less contrast, but someone will probably correct me on that.

 

[charjohncarter]

There seems to be a feeling of high contrast about TriX. If you shoot it at 200-250 and even develop in Rodinal 1+50, which I use for high contrast, you can still get full tones with Trix.

 

[40oz]

Tri-x 400 shot at box speed and accidentally developed as Pan F (long story) in HC110 1+31:

Snapshot of the band "Savage Aural Hotbed" in concert, pushed to 6400 in D-76 1+1:

 

[Liquid Fusion]

Nikon FM with a 85mm f1.8. Kodak Tri-X in Diafine @ 1250ISO.

Great shot!!! Shutter speed? Cable release? Tripod? Thanks

 

[marameo]

Do you develop for darkroom printing or for scanning?