peng_kit_wong Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Hi there guys, I have just posted a forum regarding [pulling] and now I am curious which film is good and tolerates pulling. I know that T-MAX is a good film to push but I have no idea at all of which film to experiment pulling. Could you please also tell me the developers and data(time,etc) you use for the films as well. Thanks. Also any recommendations of pushing is also very welcome!! (laugh).Sorry to be asking so many questions at once. Thank you all in advance. Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmarkpainter Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Tri X has a REALLY wide Latitude. I use it anywhere from 100 to 3200 I generally use the times from www.digitaltruth.com Developers are Rodinal, D-76 and Xtol Rodinal being best suited for Slower speed, D- 76 for Normal Speeds and Xtol for Pushing. I have also pushed in Rodinal and D-76, but that is more of an effect (added grain and extra contrast). jmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_macman Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Download the tech files for the films you're interested in. They often have tables which detail all the times for most developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Ilford HP5 or Kodak Tri-X. HP5 at 160 ASA, Rodinal 1:50, 20 C, 9 minutes or Perceptol 1+3, 20 C, 13 minutes. Tri-X at 160 ASA about 10 percent less than HP5 times. For pushing try developing in Microphen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_curry Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 In general, I think you will find that the older style, high silver content films are very flexible for minus and plus development. Ilford's FP4+ is good, sharp and responds well to manipulation. For a bit more leeway, try Efke films (25, 50, 100) or J&C Photo's Classic 200. The alternative process printers seem to think that it has a lot of latitude for extended contrast. Your choice of developer will have a large effect on these films. If you don't mind using a tripod, try this for diffusion enlargement: Efke 25: asa 12: PMK Pyro 7:00 at 70f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 You'll find plenty of data on exposure indices and processing times for various films at the <a href=http://digitaltruth.com/devchart.html><u>Massive Dev Chart</u></a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_scarpitti Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Peng: I'm curious as to the purpose of the question. The 35mm format tolerates very little change of development time around a 'normal'. It's not so much a matter of films: almost all would be the same. Instead of worrying so much about 'how far can I push or pull film X', may I suggest you ask 'how can I get the best quality out of film X.' What is important is the end product, not the means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 The desire to satisfy the need for individual experimentation is justification enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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