The lab that does my black & white processing and proofing is switching from D-76 to TMAX developer for Tri-X film.

What difference can I expect? I shoot Tri-X at 400. Is this a good thing or should I look for a new lab?

-- Jim Tardio (jimtardio@earthlink.net), April 11, 2001

Answers

Jim, No motive for panic. Not untill first film is developed.... T-Max is a good chemistry in ever sense, just possibly beeing dangerous for over-development. And Tri-X stands any sort of ill- treatment. Try to relax. Cesar B.

-- Cesar Barreto (cesarb@infolink.com.br), April 11, 2001.

Jim, I used to do Tri-X in Tmax and got beautiful results.

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), April 12, 2001.

I just finished processing 3 rolls of Plus X in Tmax RS with great tones. They are probably working with RS (replenishable) so it should be fine. Cheers

-- Scott Walton (f64sw@hotmail.com), April 12, 2001.

There is no problem with developing Tri-X in T-Max developer, however, after 40 years in photography, and rejecting Tri-X as being too grainy and totally antiquated, I just recently started using it with Kodak XTOL and Ilford DD-X (liquid concentrate) developers, and I've gained a new respect for Tri-X as a truly fine grain film with an awesome tonal scale, and now use it as my primary "do-anything, go- anywhere" film. Try either of these developers with Tri-X, please. If you don't like it, no problem.

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), April 17, 2001.