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KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX
Roll 135-24 135-36 BASE 5-mil acetate 5-mil acetate 5-mil acetate 3.6 mil acetate Letter Code TX TX TX TX CAT No. 198 4756 147 0764 199 1249 812 0891
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional / TXP and TXT
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film is a high-speed (ISO 400/27) panchromatic film that is a good choice for photographing dimly lighted subjects or fast action, for photographing subjects that require good depth of field and fast shutter speeds, and for extending the distance range for flash pictures. TRI-X Pan Film (TX) is available in120 and 135 sizes and 35 and 70 mm long rolls. You can retouch the 120-size film on the emulsion side. TRI-X Pan Film is recommended for push-processing applications. Both TRI-X Pan Professional Films have an ISO speed of 320/26, and feature excellent tone gradation and brilliant highlights. They are especially well suited to low-flare interior lighting or flash illumination. They are also useful for portraiture with low-contrast backlighting outdoors. TRI-X Pan Professional Film (TXP) is available in 120 and 220 sizes on a 3.6-mil acetate base. You can retouch this film on the emulsion or base side. TRI-X Pan Professional Film (TXT) is available in sheet sizes. You can retouch this film on the emulsion or base side.
FEATURES Fine grain Wide exposure latitude BENEFITS Good for producing high-quality images Rich tonality maintained with overexposure and underexposure Good for applications that require a moderate degree of enlargement Good rendition of detail
* Not perforated
High sharpness
EXPOSURE
Daylight
Use the exposures in the table below for frontlighted subjects from 2 hours after sunrise to 2 hours before sunset.
Shutter Speed (Second) and Lens Opening Lighting Conditions TRI-X Pan Professional TXP, TXT 1/500 f/16 1/500 f/11* 1/500 f/8 1/500 f/5.6 1/500 f/4 TRI-X Pan TX 1/500 f/22 1/500 f/16 1/500 f/11 1/500 f/8 1/500 f/5.6
Bright or Hazy Sun on Light Sand or Snow Bright or Hazy Sun (Distinct Shadows) Weak, Hazy Sun (Soft Shadows) Cloudy Bright (No Shadows) Heavy Overcast or Open Shade
It may be difficult to use the table to estimate the adjusted times for calculated exposure times between 1 and 100 seconds. The graphs that follow will help you find the adjusted times for calculated exposure times between those given in the table.
50 40 30 20 10
20 1,200 19 18 1,100 17 16 15 900 14 13 800 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CALCULATED EXPOSURE TIME (Seconds) 11 10 600 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 CALCULATED EXPOSURE TIME (Seconds) 100 300 200 100 500 400 700 ADJUSTED EXPOSURE TIME 1,000
* Use f/5.6 at 1/500 for backlighted close-up subjects. Use f/8 at 1/500 for backlighted close-up subjects. Subject shaded from the sun but lighted by a large area of clear sky.
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Filter Corrections
Multiply the normal exposure time by the filter factor.
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX
Daylight KODAK WRATTEN Gelatin Filter Multiply Exposure By (Filter Factor) 2 4 2.5 2.5 8 6 6 2.5 Tungsten Multiply Exposure By (Filter Factor) 1.5 3 1.5 5 12 6 2.5
DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS
Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total darkness. Using a safelight will affect your results. If absolutely necessary, after development is half complete, you can use a safelight equipped with a KODAK 3 Safelight Filter (dark green) with a 15-watt bulb for a few seconds. Keep the safelight at least 4 feet (1.2 metres) from the film. Run tests to determine that safelight use gives acceptable results for your application. For information on safelight testing, see KODAK Publication K-4, How Safe Is Your Safelight?
No. 8 (yellow) No. 11 (yellowish green) No. 12 (deep yellow) No. 15 (deep yellow) No. 25 (red) No. 47 (blue)* No. 58 (green)* Polarizing Filter
No. 8 (yellow) No. 11 (yellowish green) No. 15 (deep yellow) No. 25 (red) No. 29 (deep
* Filter recommended for making separation negatives. For TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXT only.
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MANUAL PROCESSING
General Recommendations
Handle unprocessed film in total darkness. The following starting-point recommendations are intended to produce a contrast index of 0.56. Make tests to determine the best development time for your application. Note: Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity.
Then repeat this agitation procedure at 30-second intervals for the rest of the development time.
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX T-MAX RS HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 D-76 (1:1) DK-50 (1:1) MICRODOL-X MICRODOL-X (1:3) Development Time (Minutes) Small Tank* 65F (18C) 7 7 812 9 11 7 11 NR 68F (20C) 6 6 712 8 10 6 10 NR 70F (21C) 6 512 612 712 912 512 912 15 72F (22C) 512 512 6 612 9 5 9 14 75F (24C) 512 5 5 512 8 412 8 13 65F (18C) NR 12 912 10 13 712 13 NR 68F (20C) NR 10 812 9 12 612 12 NR Large Tank 70F (21C) NR 812 8 8 11 6 11 17 72F (22C) NR 712 712 7 10 512 10 16 75F (24C) NR 612 612 6 9 5 9 15
* With agitation at 30-second intervals. Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity. With manual agitation at 1-minute intervals. Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity. NR = Not Recommended
KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXP KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX T-MAX RS HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 DK-50 (1:1) MICRODOL-X Development Time (Minutes) Small Tank* 65F (18C) 9 5 534 9 9 11 68F (20C) 8 4 512 8 8 10 70F (21C) 712 312 514 712 712 9 72F (22C) 7 312 434 7 7 812 75F (24C) 612 3 334 6 6 712 65F (18C) NR 7 7 10 10 12 68F (20C) NR 6 614 9 9 11 Large Tank 70F (21C) NR 512 6 812 812 10 72F (22C) NR 512 512 8 8 9 75F (24C) NR 5 5 7 7 8
* With agitation at 30-second intervals. Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity. With manual agitation at 1-minute intervals. Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity. NR = Not Recommended
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KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXT KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX RS HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 MICRODOL-X DK-50 (1:1) Development Time (Minutes) Tray* 65F (18C) 6 6 6 8 5 68F (20C) 5 512 51 7 5
2
10
* With continuous agitation. With gaseous-burst agitation (1 second every 10 seconds) that provides pressure to raise the solution level 58 inch (16 mm). Development times shorter than 5 minutes may produce unsatisfactory uniformity. With manual agitation at 1-minute intervals. NR = Not Recommended
Note: KODAK T-MAX Developer is not recommended for processing sheet films.
ROTARY-TUBE PROCESSING
Rotary-Tube Processors
Follow the agitation recommendations for your processor. The times given below are starting-point recommendations. Make tests to determine if results at this rating are acceptable for your needs.
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX T-MAX RS HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 Development Time (Minutes)* 65F (18C) 612 612 7 71
2
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2
68F (20C) 6 6 6 7
72F (22C) 5 5 41 5
2
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of shadow detail. However, the results will be acceptable for many applications. We recommend exposing a test roll to determine the film speed that will give the best results for your application. Following are starting-point recommendations to produce a contrast index of 0.72 (representative of a 2-stop push).
KODAK Developer T-MAX T-MAX RS HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 MICRODOL-X (1:3) DK-50 (1:1) Increase Development Time by +50% +50% +100% +60% +60% +50%
KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX Small Tank* KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX T-MAX RS D-76 HC-110 (B)
NR = Not Recommended
EI 1600 (2-Stop Push Process) Development Time (Minutes) 65F (18C) 1112 16 18 68F (20C) 10 912 13 16 70F (21C) 912 9 12 15 72F (22C) 9 812 11 1312 75F (24C) 812 8 10 12 65F (18C) NR NR NR NR
EI 3200 (3-Stop Push Process) Development Time (Minutes) 68F (20C) NR 12 NR NR 70F (21C) NR 1112 NR NR 72F (22C) NR 1112 NR NR 75F (24C) 11 11 NR NR
Large Tank* KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX RS D-76 HC-110 (B) EI 1600 (2-Stop Push Process Development Time (Minutes) 65F (18C) 15 18 68F (20C) 14 13 16 70F (21C) 1212 12 15 72F (22C) 1012 11 1312 75F (24C) 9 10 12 65F (18C) NR NR EI 3200 (3-Stop Push Process Development Time (Minutes) 68F (20C) NR NR 70F (21C) - NR NR 72F (22C) NR NR 75F (24C) 1312 NR NR
Rotary Tube* KODAK Developer or Developer and Replenisher T-MAX T-MAX RS D-76 HC-110 (B)
* With continuous agitation
NR = Not Recommended
EI 1600 (2-Stop Push Process) Development Time (Minutes) 65F (18C) 1112 68F (20C) 9 10 11 70F (21C) 8 9 9 1012 72F (22C) 712 8 8 10 75F (24C) 612 7 7 10 65F (18C) NR
EI 3200 (2-Stop Push Process) Development Time (Minutes) 68F (20C) 12 12 NR 70F (21C) 11 11 11 NR 72F (22C) 10 10 10 NR 75F (24C) 9 9 912 NR
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IMAGE-STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS
The following information is based on development in KODAK HC-110 Developer (Dilution B), 68F (20C), to a contrast index of 0.56. KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX: 712 minutes in small tank with manual agitation at 30-second intervals KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXT: 712 minutes in large tank with manual agitation at 1- minute intervals KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXP: 512 minutes in small tank with manual agitation at 1-minute intervals KODAK TRI-X Pan Film / TX Diffuse rms Granularity* 17 Fine KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Film / TXP, TXT Diffuse rms Granularity* 16 Fine
* Read at a net diffuse density of 1.0, using a 48-micrometre aperture, 12X magnification.
KODAK TRI-X Pan and KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Films F-9
4.0
Exposure: Daylight, 1/50 second Process: Small tank, KODAK T-MAX Developer, 75 F (24 C) Densitometry: Diffuse visual
3.0
3.0
DENSITY
DENSITY
11 min
2.0
11 min 9 min
2.0
1.0
7 min
1.0
0.0 4.0
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2.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
Contrast-Index Curves
1.2
Process: Large tank, 68 F (20 C) except KODAK MICRODOL-X Developer (1:3), 75 F (24 C)
1.2
Process: Small tank, KODAK T-MAX Developer, 75 F (24 C) Densitometry: Diffuse visual
1.0
1.0
CONTRAST INDEX
DK-50 (1:1) HC-110 (Dil B) D-76 MICRODOL-X (1:3) D-76 (1:1) MICRODOL-X
0.8
CONTRAST INDEX
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2 0
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16
20
0.2 0
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Spectral-Sensitivity Curve
3.0
2.0
0.3 + D-min
LOG SENSITIVITY *
10
7 5 3 2
Exposure: Tungsten Process: Large tank, KODAK Developer D-76, 68 F (20 C) 8 minutes Densitometry: Diffuse visual
1.0
1.0 + D-min
0.0
1
1 2 3 4 5 10 20 50 100 200 600 SPATIAL FREQUENCY (cycles/mm)
Effective Exposure: 1.4 seconds Process: KODAK Developer D-76, 68 F (20 C) Densitometry: Diffuse visual
650
700
750
WAVELENGTH (nm)
*Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (ergs/cm ) required to produce specified density
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NOTICE: The sensitometric curves and data in this publication represent product tested under the conditions of exposure and processing specified. They are representative of production coatings, and therefore do not apply directly to a particular box or roll of photographic material. They do not represent standards or specifications that must be met by Eastman Kodak Company. The company reserves the right to change and improve product characteristics at any time.
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3.0
DENSITY
2.0
9 min 6 1 4 min
1.0
3 1 2 min
0.0 4.0
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2.0
1.0
0.0
Contrast-Index Curves
1
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HC-110 (Dil B)
0.6
0.4
MICRODOL-X
0.2 0
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3.0
DENSITY
2.0
8 1 2 min 7 min
10 min
1.0
5 1 2 min
0.0 4.0
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3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Contrast-Index Curves
0.8
Process: Large tank, 70 F (21 C)
DK-50 (1:1)
D-76
0.6
HC-110 (Dil B)
0.5
MICRODOL-X
0.4 4
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MORE INFORMATION
Kodak has many publications to assist you with information on Kodak products, equipment, and materials. The following publications are available from Kodak Customer Service, from dealers who sell Kodak products, or you can contact Kodak in your country for more information.
E-30 J-24 J-78 J-86 K-4 Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic MaterialsBefore and After Processing KODAK HC-110 Developer KODAK Developers D-76 KODAK T-MAX Developers How Safe Is Your Safelight?
For the latest version of technical support publications for KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products, visit Kodak on-line at: http://www.kodak.com/go/professional If you have questions about KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products, call Kodak. In the U.S.A.: 1-800-242-2424, Ext. 19, MondayFriday 9 a.m.7 p.m. (Eastern time) In Canada: 1-800-465-6325, MondayFriday 8 a.m.5 p.m. (Eastern time)
Note: The Kodak materials described in this publication for use with KODAK TRI-X Pan and TRI-X Pan Professional Films are available from dealers who supply KODAK PROFESSIONAL Products. You can use other materials, but you may not obtain similar results.
KODAK TRI-X Pan and KODAK TRI-X Pan Professional Films KODAK Publication No. F-9
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