Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White Film
Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White Film
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[Aug 01, 2000]
sergio ruiz
Intermediate
Strength:
-easy and forgiving to use.
Weakness:
-some people are not keen on the grain, but there are other films to choose from if that is a concern If you look up b/w film in the dictionary, there would be picture of tri-x. for an all purpose film, it's great. it's not the ideal film for every situation, but it's still well worthy of most of your photo needs. i have tried everything else, but keep coming back to tri-x. i would suppose it's because i have experimented with the film so much, and there is so much data out there on the film, you can't go wrong, if you know what you are looking for. Customer Service their website is full of great tech info. Similar Products Used: all b/w films |
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[Jul 22, 2000]
Mark Feldstein
Professional
Strength:
Exposure and processing latitude.
Weakness:
Photographers who don't experiment with it to find the most pleasing results. There are a myriad of reasons why this excellent, versatile, higher speed panchromatic film is commonly used by photojournalists. Matching the right developer to the film produces excellent results in most natural and artificial lighting conditions, from portraiture to theatrical work, particularly when exposed for shadow detail and processed for the brigher, highlight areas. It's especially pleasing when pulled 1 stop, exposed at ISO 200-250 and processed in either T-Max R.S. or Ilford ID11 developer. It handles a one stop push well, producing excellent results worthy of any publication. And like processing, proper use of b&w filters achieves even greater contrast control. It's also relatively inexpensive, handles, stores, and travels quite well too, through heat, cold, humidity, and to some extent, multiple passes through airport x-rays without demonstrating emulsion fog. Customer Service Commonly available around the world. Similar Products Used: Most including Ilford and Agfa. |
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[Jul 04, 2000]
Bob Todrick
Expert
Model Reviewed:
Tri-X 400 ASA Black & White
Strength:
Forgiving, both in exposure and processing. Name one other film that you can confidently spend all day shooting and not 'need' a meter and still get easily printable results.
Weakness:
Big grain?.....not if thats the look your aiming for. Yes, it does have a particular 'grainy' look. But pretty much everyone has heard this when they try it, so why complain afterwords. If lack of grain is the be all and end all, we should all stick to 8X10 and Double XX. Customer Service Excellent. Similar Products Used: Pretty much everything. |
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[Jul 04, 2000]
Sriram
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
Tri-X 400 ASA Black & White
Strength:
Versatile film. Not very fussy about exposure and processing.
Weakness:
Big grain. I personally don't like the "look" of Tri-X, though many people swear by it. Too contrasty for my liking. I would much rather use HP5+ or Delta 400. Similar Products Used: Ilford HP5+, Delta 400, Fuji Neopan 400, Agfa APX-400, Kodak TMax 400 |
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[May 19, 2000]
Bryan Palmintier
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
Tri-X 320 ASA Black & White
Strength:
Easy to work with and Easy to come by.
Weakness:
Grainy. Even in 4x5 I felt a lack of crispness. A nice film, but I definitely prefer the results with T-max 100. Similar Products Used: T-max 100 |
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[May 19, 2000]
Bryan Palmintier
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
Tri-X 400 ASA Black & White
Strength:
Easy to use and forgiving.
Weakness:
Large grain (and no, I didn't have reticulation problems). OK I admit that I AM a stickler for fine grain, but... Noticible grain even at 8x10, enough that I am very bummed to have shot one of my favorite pictures of all time using this film. Everyone raves and raves about this film, but I'm not sure why. If you like enlargelments with a grainy feel its a nice film, but I have been much happier with T-max 100. Similar Products Used: T-max 100 :) |
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[Mar 02, 2000]
matteo persivale
Expert
Model Reviewed:
Tri-X 400 ASA Black & White
Strength:
wonderful versatility
Weakness:
can't find one I agree with the other users: a great film. Contrasty, yes, but I happen to like it. And a good pro lab can give you excellent grays. A +++ Similar Products Used: HP5, TMax 400, Agfa 400 |
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[Sep 19, 2000]
simon schaap
Intermediate
Strength:
very pronounced and (to me)pleasing grain structure; grittiniss which suits some subject matters very well;
Weakness:
not subtle enough for some subjects (too gritty) A film I use for almost all my black and white. With Kodak HC-110 developer excellent results can be achieved Customer Service never used it Similar Products Used: Ilford HP5; Fuji Neopan 400 |
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[Oct 10, 2000]
Marek Mezyk
Expert
Strength:
Very good overall 400 range film (its Rated 320). Just treat as 400 and you'll get overall better results then expected (I've found it that over expuse by 1/3 stop or so helps out a lot with this film).
Weakness:
None really, nothing unusual then typical 400 range film. I had some great results with this film. I've used it a lot in studio with hot lights and it really handed well. I usually make 8x10s of some of my Fine Art and if I don't mind a little grain showing then I'll use this film. If I want cleaner print then I'll use a slower film. I think at 320 and 8x10s you can get some really cool artsy prints. It all depends what you want in the end. Try it out when you want a little more garain showing in your artsy prints. Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Ilford FP4 |
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[Oct 06, 2000]
jim
Intermediate
Strength:
Tight defined grain.
Weakness:
Tight defined grain. not widely available. Exposed at 200 ASA in my EOS 600 developed 9 min in Aculux. Gives me a printable neg in most situations pinted hard, emphasises grain for extracting some feeling out or duller days, softer for higher contrast situations yielding a clasicaly graduated tone print. This emulsion is more about charicter and expresion and not technical performance. 5 stars if you want what this film does. Customer Service - Similar Products Used: Ilford delta 400 |