Response to Black and white film exposure

If you successfully shoot slide film, B&W exposure should be easy. TMX has way more latitude than your slide film (though it's not my favorite choice). There are certainly other metering methods that might be better, but if your method would have given you a good slide, it would likely give you a good B&W neg. Are we talking a lot of underexposure here? Did you process yourself or use a lab? Are there any other shots on the roll that don't have unusual metering problems, i.e., just normal front lit subjects, that could be used to separate an exposure problem from a processing problem? Does the film leader have good density? That can be a clue about underdevelopment, albeit not a very scientific one. More questions than answers, but that's the first step!

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