Black and White Beyond Kodak and Ilford

[Alpha]

Tri-x was first introduced in 1954, however it may have been a movie film prior, not sure on that though. The Adox/Efke films are based on emulsion formulas from the 40's and 50's, the majority of them containing higher silver content and ability to record longer tonal ranges than films produced by both Illford and Kodak, therefore they exhibit qualities that many desire not found in today's updated films. Not saying that makes them better, but they respond better/different to certain developers such as pyro based ones and printing papers that can closely match that long tonal range.

Yes, T-grained films will provide finer grain and increased sharpness, but their larger grains impact their ability to record fine highlight detail with the smoothness that conventional films are able to do. This is of course only important if that matters to you. With the use of a compensating or staining developer, conventional films really come into their own. The choice between the two is more a matter of how you see your final work product.

Well said.

 

[montresor]

Think "orthochromatic."