> I had been a confirmed tri-x user for many years, but a few months ago, I
> got what I think must be a bad roll. Now I am a confirmed HP5 user.
One roll, hmm. Do you throw out a bag of jelly beans if you hit one that
doesn't taste quite right?
> Here is what happened:
> I shot 3 rolls of tri-x, at the same time, of the same subject, at the
> same exposure. I processed (in Pyro, actually) them all together in a
> tank. When I took a look at them, one roll appeared as if the image were
> made of only pyro stain & no silver. Fortunately the stained image was
> actually printable, though the prints were not very good. I had no idea
> what happened, allthough I did recall that one roll was not the same
> batch # as the others. However, I'm not sure that this was in fact the
> problematic roll.
You don't suspect processing error or a dealer selling you bad film, do
you?
> I know that good old Kodak is going down the toilet, so I'm getting out while
> the getting is still good (whatever that means).
> This is why I haven't tried T-max, but after this info, I just might give
> it a shot.
Honestly, I wouldn't suggest using the T-Max films for you. You'll
undoubtedly be extremely frustrated with your results and just badmouth
Kodak some more. It takes careful attention to time, temperature and
agitation patterns to get consistently good results and while some of us
are willing to make the effort, many people will not. This is a film that
will produce excellent results given attention to the craft.
Pete