marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 This article was in the April 1958 issue of Modern Photography magazine. Super-Fast Films 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Modern tests Ansco's new Super Hypan film. Hypan 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 View camera results with 35mm? View Camera Results 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Lloyd Varden discusses measuring picture quality. WA 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 What can you learn from The Bridge on the River Kwai? Bridge 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Here is this month's Color Clinic column. Color Clinic 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Let's move over to Popular Photography magazine. Are subminiature cameras a threat to 35mm? Subminiatures 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Here is this month's 35-mm Today column. 35mm Today 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Here are this month's camera equipment ads. Ansco 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Here are this month's dealer ads. American 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 This is an editorial discussing the death of Edward Weston. Editorial 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I notice in many articles, they suggest using twice the specified ASA value. This is from before ASA changed the values, by approximately doubling them, so it seems that ASA followed what people were doing, anyway. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Another awesome look back. Really liked the film articles. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Thanks for these posts, Marc. The high-speed film article is still very useful, although the ASA numbers have doubled as pointed out above. The rage about the then-used ASA indexes was going at full steam, as may be read in Schwalberg's column. The subminiature article will be interesting for enthusiasts of smaller formats: there are several types there that I had never heard of. Several friends in the ads, among them Retina IIIc and Konica III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Helmke Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Enjoyed these Marc, I often do though I don't generally comment but Tri-X at ASA 200 or even 160? Yikes!! Rick H, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 A thoughtful editorial on Edward Weston, and the lack of enduring appreciation of a photographer's work. Thanks, Marc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Thanks. (I never quite knew and still don't know about Varden ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_halfhill Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 With some developers (such as Kodak HC-110 Dilution B) I've rated Tri-X as low as 125. My negatives were perfectly exposed and developed at that speed. My cameras and meters tested OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 glen_h - I believe the ASA ratings were changed in 1960. Mike - Glad you are liking them. Julio - Once my webpage is up we will be able to follow the changes in ASA ratings. Rick Helmke - I have rated Tri-X as low as 250. Rick Drawbridge - I too found the editorial engaging. It was a heartfelt remembrance of an artist. It seems to me that the attitudes changed in the 1960's and 1970's. JDM - I have almost all of Varden's columns posted on my webpage. It will be interesting to read them month by month. Tom - I am going to be shooting and testing more B&W films now that Fuji Acros is going away. I have never tried Tri-X that low. I do love its tonality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 @ Tom- various articles over the years on finding one's own favorite exposure index for Tri-X (and other films too). As advanced as film technology is today and the precision with which ISO ratings are determined, the box speed is still just a starting point. The work I've seen posted here over the time I've been a member confirms this. I look forward to seeing your work as you post test results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 After doing some serious testing 30+ years ago, I pretty much stuck with Tri-X at ASA 200 for 35, 120 and 4x5 in HC 110 B for 5 minutes at 68 F for roll film and a custom HC 110 dilution for 4x5 in a JOBO tank. My testing with prints and a densitometer showed that I got better shadow detail with ASA 200 than 400, and the shorter developing time lessened grain. I would occasionally use Tri X at 400 in 35 when I needed the speed, and lengthen the developing time by a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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