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Old 05/03/08, 05:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
Mark Antony
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Default Re: Exposure Latitude Question -- Tri-X v. T-grain films

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Originally Posted by R.Morrison View Post
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I do not agree that T-Max requires less accuracy for metering. Quite the contrary, both Tri-X and Plus X have greater latitude. Why is this so? Because Tri-X and Plus X are old technology films with irregular grain sizes in the emulsion.

R. Morrison, M4-P, etc.
Actually Both T-Max and Tri-X are monodisperse emulsions that have 3 layers that serve as fast, medium and slow components of a single film.
The difference between then is that the 'old tech films' use cubic crystalline forms, and T-Max use Tabular grains.
According to Kodak T-Max have a -2/+3 latitude the old emulsions have -1/+3.
I think the last polydisperse(irregular) film from Kodak was Verichrome Pan
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