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Black and White Photography for Self-Expression I am returning to photgraphy as a medium of self-expression. What is available these days in terms of black and white filmstock? Yes, it has been a while. The last stock I used was tri-x pushed to 1200 and processed with microdol. I've never tried Ilford and don't know if it is still available.
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John A. Lind |
David, Definitely! You may not find it with consumer films and may have to look for it at a camera store that sells pro equipment and film . . . or order it from someplace like B&H Photo Video in NYC. To see Ilford's current line of B&W film: http://www.ilford.com/ -- John
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Jerusha |
There's a lot of great B&W film out there. I heard a rumor that Kodak has just recently discontinued Tri-X, but don't know if this is true. It's still fairly easy to get. Then there's also a newer film like TMAX, which has finer grain. In any case, Ilford and Kodak are still the biggies, and generally the easiest to find. To learn more about Kodak's B&W films, visit: http://www.kodak.com/cgi-bin/webCatalog.pl?category=Professional+Black-And-White+Films
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John A. Lind |
Let's kill this rumor, PLEASE!!! I took the trouble of checking Kodak's web site about six months ago when I read the same rumors. Found the REAL story in less than five minutes. Kodak still makes Tri-X Pan (TX), Tri-X Pan Professional (TXP), Plus-X Pan (PX) and Plus-X Pan Professional (PXP). Kodak moved production of all nine of their B&W films to a new manufacturing line (TP, TMX, TMY, TMZ, PX, PXP, TX, TXP and HIE). Because the new manufacturing processes changed how the film base is coated with emulsion, there is a slight change in some of the recommended film developing times. Because of this, Kodak rearranged the names of their films slightly so users and labs could tell the difference when developing the film. Other than that, Tri-X and Plus-X, consumer and professional, made on the new manufacturing lines look and act like Tri-X and Plus-X always have. Kodak's announcement about this was a bit confusing to those that only read the "headline" titles on the announcements and didn't bother to read the text. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/changesToBW.jhtml?id=0.3.8.20.22.5&lc=en -- John
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Melissa Morra |
Ilford Film can also be found on: filmtools.com
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