I like your son OK but what lens did you shoot this with and what's in
the background? The bokeh is really wierd. I even tried a gaussian
blur on the background and it doesn't help much.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Crawford wrote:
> I received my box with the sample Tmax Rolls a couple days ago too. I think
> I asked for it online several months ago. They sent it to my parents house,
> because I was staying there right after I moved back to Indiana. I don't
> remember when I asked for it, but I got my own apartment 8 months ago, so
> they sure took their time sending it!
>
> Tmax film still has a reputation for being hard to use that is unjustified.
> The first generation Tmax films, from the late 80's and early 90's deserved
> this. The later versions did not. There have been at least 4 versions of
> this film that I can remember:
>
> The originals, which often blocked highlights.
>
> 2nd Generation, my favorite, had beautiful tonality and extremely fine
> grain. These came out in the mid 90's. Most of my work done from 1994 to
> 2004 was done on these films.
>
> 3rd Generation, introduced when Kodak built a new coating plant for black &
> white films several years ago, around 2004 I think. They claimed they needed
> to reformulate all their BW films a bit to work on the new production
> machinery. Tmax 100 and 400 got REALLY grainy compared to the 2nd gen films,
> but Tmax 3200 remained nice. I had used Tmax 100 and 400 exclusively until
> this happened, then I began using other films. I never have found anything
> as good as the 2nd Gen Tmax films.
>
> 4th Generation Tmax 400. Tmax 3200 and 100 are still the 3rd gen versions,
> but 400 was updated near the end of 2007 to a much finer grained version
> that Kodak claims is the sharpest and finest grained 400 speed BW film ever
> made. I think that's probably true. Here's a photo shot on the latest Tmax
> 400, the version you got in the mail:
>
> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com/fine_art/portfolio/mack/photopages/mack_12
> -30-07.htm
>
> I like it but that is the only roll I have ever shot of it, and I think I'll
> use a shorter developing time next time. I had a big supply of Tri-X I had
> bought in 35mm that I just finished using, so I will likely use the new Tmax
> 400 now.
>
> If you don't want the stuff cause you're afraid its too finicky to expose
> and develop, send it to me...my girlfriend and I will use it.
>
> Chris
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