Black and White Film

I bought some TX 400 film recently expecting nice pictures, but the texture was as rough as the sand on the beach. Not really knowing too much about different types of B/W film, I assume this is intended in the TX 400

Has any one got any advice on what film to use to get a smooth texture, and to get shades of grey rahter than just black or white.

Try and get a good Panchromatic - Fuji, Kodak, Agfa & Ilford.

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Yes, They were photochopped at birth!

Thanks. Will try to look for it, although I am not sure whether it is written on the box that way " Pan chromatic"

Like any film, you trade speed for grain. Smaller grain equals more detail and less contrast.

ASA400 is going to be a lot more grainy than say 125.

Or just go for it and work with the grain to make gritty dramatic images.

Jack

TX film provides a higher contrast and more grain.

Try some T-Max film 100 speed. The output quality will also be controlled by the processing lab, so choose a good B&W lab.

Kodak TMax info

I used to use Ilford Pan, but never underwater. It's probably a little too contrasty, but the lack of grain was wonderful.

Ooops, accidently got some T400CN . will try the films you recommended real soon.

Thanks

Having, last night, got my sheets of Agfa Scala back (that I took a week or so ago in the Red Sea) I would strongly recommend this film. Its a B&W positive film and is loverley!

Were you shooting Wide or Macro on the Agfa Scala? How did the exposures required compare to regular colour tranperancies?

Also, can you notice the granularity of the 200 ASA ? I found with colour tranperencies projected images are not so bad, but when you scan them the "softness" shows ...