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[caveman]

Black and White Film

I bought some TX 400 film recently expecting nice pictures, but the texture was as rough as the sand on the beach. Not really knowing too much about different types of B/W film, I assume this is intended in the TX 400

Has any one got any advice on what film to use to get a smooth texture, and to get shades of grey rahter than just black or white.

[Cybergoldfish]

Try and get a good Panchromatic - Fuji, Kodak, Agfa & Ilford.

[craig]

Wow! Conjoined turtles attached at the rear flippers! How odd that they could survive to maturity.

[Cybergoldfish]

Yes, They were photochopped at birth!

[caveman]

Thanks. Will try to look for it, although I am not sure whether it is written on the box that way " Pan chromatic"

[JackConnick]

Like any film, you trade speed for grain. Smaller grain equals more detail and less contrast.

ASA400 is going to be a lot more grainy than say 125.

Or just go for it and work with the grain to make gritty dramatic images.

Jack

[scorpio_fish]

TX film provides a higher contrast and more grain.

Try some T-Max film 100 speed. The output quality will also be controlled by the processing lab, so choose a good B&W lab.

Kodak TMax info

I used to use Ilford Pan, but never underwater. It's probably a little too contrasty, but the lack of grain was wonderful.

[caveman]

Ooops, accidently got some T400CN . will try the films you recommended real soon.

Thanks

[Alex_Mustard]

Having, last night, got my sheets of Agfa Scala back (that I took a week or so ago in the Red Sea) I would strongly recommend this film. Its a B&W positive film and is loverley!

[Lndr]

Were you shooting Wide or Macro on the Agfa Scala? How did the exposures required compare to regular colour tranperancies?

Also, can you notice the granularity of the 200 ASA ? I found with colour tranperencies projected images are not so bad, but when you scan them the "softness" shows ...