Originally Posted by
Gene McCluney
I, of course use X-ray film from time-to-time. However, I wouldn't consider it "silver rich" by any means. I wish to comment on your desire for "silver rich" films. Older film manufacturing had more silver that did not get turned into image, and was fixed out. Modern b/w film (of any kind) has more silver that gets turned into the final image. Manufacturers have learned how to get more of the silver in the emulsion to react to light and development and become the final image. Therefore in the final developed image, there is at least as much "silver" as there ever was, even if the emulsion when coated has less silver to start with.
You can still get Tri-X in popular sheet sizes. It should give you very similar results to the way Tri-X has always worked.
Graphic arts films, being designed for high-contrast work are very thin emulsions, not a lot of silver., however they can be used for full-toned photography with compensating development.
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