TMAX100 @ 1600 ISO with TMAX RS?

[ryanmills]

Anyone have a starting point for TMAX 100 shot at ISO 1600 with TMAX RS?

[vinny]

Yeah, I'd start by putting the sheets in the trash. Then I'd reshoot on tmy:)

[Corran]

TMX, in my experience, doesn't push that well, and certainly not 4 stops. But if you had some Acufine lying around, I'd try semi-stand developing it for at least an hour. See my blog post regarding just that here: http://valdostafilm.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-portraits-and-couple-8x10-sheets.html

I tried pushing 2 stops once with RS, it didn't work at all.

[ryanmills]

Well i had been using trix @ 1600 but forgot to change my meter when I switched film. I have not had any issues with TMAX at 800, figured one more stop was going to be somewhat usable, just needed a decent guess on how long to cook.

[JeRuFo]

4 stops is a lot. For TMY they actually advertise with it, with TMX contrast will probably be a big problem. I would try stand or semi-stand as well to try and tame the contrast a little.
If you want to stick to RS, then, if I extrapolate the info in the massive dev chart, I'd start with around 13,5-14 minutes at 24C(75F)

http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=TMax+100&Developer=TMax+RS&mdc=Search&TempUnits=C

[Roger Cole]

TMX, in my experience, doesn't push that well, and certainly not 4 stops. But if you had some Acufine lying around, I'd try semi-stand developing it for at least an hour. See my blog post regarding just that here: http://valdostafilm.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-portraits-and-couple-8x10-sheets.html

I tried pushing 2 stops once with RS, it didn't work at all.

Might be worth a try but I'd really suspect these sheets are just hosed.

[photobymike]

Yeah, I'd start by putting the sheets in the trash. Then I'd reshoot on tmy:)

LOL LOL yea you might get something but nothing printable .... keep us updated; i would like to see what comes of this