I like TMY 400 with the 6x7 as well. It has great range, good sharpness and the grain is minimal. However, I also like Plux-X a lot in this format. As a conventional grain film, it has terrific apparent sharpness in 6x7, and its very fine grain lends a smooth, satiny look to 11x14 BW prints. I'm not fond of TMY 100. I've found the grain to be rather mushy. And while it may not show in prints made from 6x7 negs, it seems to lead to a lack of apparent sharpness. Of course I haven't tried a lot of the TMY 100, and my development technique may have been unfortunate. Paul
"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > I shot this sculpture w/ P67 today. I was > unsure about how to meter it. I didnt > want to fuss with my spotmeter so > I backed up a little and took an > average reading with my gossen > multipro in the reflected mode. > Hit the exposure dead on! Dont recall > what stting I used, but it worked. > > http://www.gate.net/~hifisapi/sculpture1.jpg > > I've fine tuned my TMAX 400 as far as > ISO (250) and development and I > L O V E this film for black and > white on the P67. It's a little too > grainy for 35mm but it really > shines on 6X7. I really appreciate > the extra speed over TMAX 100 which > I usually expose at ISO 80. I think > from now on I will use the 400 for > 6X7 and 100 for 35mm. > > This brings up the question : > Why use any film slower than > ISO 400 with the P67 if the grain > is invisible to the naked eye???? > > I can see trying to reduce the grain > with 35mm , but with P67 whats the > point??? > > JCO > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
