100TMax in Beutler

[Julio1fer]

Having run out of traditional emulsions, I had to open a can of 100Tmax (TMX). I did it with great reluctance.

I know that many of you are TMX fans. But I've had very bad experiences with TMX and ID-11 / D-76 1:1, which is maddening since anything comes out well in those. Or in Rodinal at 1:50. No T-max developer is available here anymore, and buying chemicals by mail is a PITA. 

With my very limited choices, I thought of Beutler. After all, TMX is a contrasty, very fine grain film - exactly what Beutler was made for, IIRC.  It works, indeed. 11 minutes at 22 C in standard Beutler 1+1+8.

Two samples for those that may be interested.

My patient and philosophical dog waiting for my right focus. It was sunny when we started. The hairs in the eyes-nose area look sharp.



A racer against the clock, in the Tour of Uruguay bike race, last Friday. Very high contrast, the combination tames it quite well. I have no idea why the shadow is sharper than the racer. Maybe it is the acutance thing.



This is the first time ever that I get decent negatives from TMX! I know, there are zillions of developers that work well, but this is one I can actually use with the chemicals I have available.

FWIW, Spotmatic with Tomioka 100/2.8 and Raynette 23/3.5.

[LarryD]

It is a great film if used properly and in the right developer. It is also the first film of ISO 100 that I found to get base fog after one yer expired in a freezer..

[Tom Hildreth]

I shot a LOT of it. In retrospect, I wish I had stayed with Plus-X. TMAX had the super fine grain I was looking for, but the negatives sure scratched easily. (Maybe I should have used ahardener?  Just guessing-I never really knew what use there was for hardener. Maybe it's me, but TMAX seemed to produce really dead (white) skies without a colored filter. Even with a yellow filter (and now your down to ISO 50 equivalent) it was pretty lifeless in the sky.

[Julio1fer]

Tom, I did not have good clouds to test the sky this time. Next, I'll try a few different filters to see what happens. Will try to add to this thread.

[br1078lum]

Shot a roll of 120 TMAX100 today with a yellow filter.  I would have used an orange, but I was limited in shutter speeds and apertures (max ap 6.3, speeds available were 1/25, 1/75, 1/200), and it was very overcast.  I get them back tomorrow.

PF

[LarryD]

I know why the shadow looks sharper.. The motion of a shadow is not the same of a biker and the shutter speed and focus though on the biker got the shadow....

[radiophoto]

I've had pretty good results with 120 TMAX in 100 speed.  I bought two pro-packs from a Nelsonian a couple years ago, maybe Brad Bireley, can't remember now.  I've used several different developers, too.  I like very much what you got here, Julio!  Your dog is excellent.

[Julio1fer]

Thanks, Pete. I should have tried this combination before, grrr, grrr.