Re: Kodak to re-introduce Super-XX

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From: Sandy King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Date: 08/04/00-05:54:19 PM Z


>"Dan Smith, Photographer" wrote:
>> ...
>> But, with Bergger, FP4+, TriX and the newer TMax with its tremendous
>> push/pull abilities on the market, why any perceived need for this older
>> film?
>
>I believe it is due to the superior ability for super-XX to be used for
>color separations.
>
>--
>Jeffrey D. Mathias

Yes, Kodak Super-XX was a wonderful film for making color separations.
However, that is only one of the reasons why many would like to see this
film brought back. It was also amenable to zonal expansion and contraction
of up to + or - 4, much better than any pan film on the market today.

Sandy King


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