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APX films (was Re: Developing APX400)

from Dana Myers (Dana@Source.Net)
I recently shot some APX 25, 100 and 400. I processed in dilute Xtol.

APX400 impressed me as being a very decent film; sharp, finer grain than Tri-X but not not as good as TMax400 in either department, and not as good as HP5+ in terms of grain.

APX100 is a nice medium speed film, probably better than Plus-X in grain, sharpness and tonality, but not close to TMax100.

APX25, ahh, talk about the classic fine-grain look, albeit with a pronounced shoulder that flattens highlight contrast. I usually prefer a straight-line look but APX25 can be pretty cool when used on skin in hard light - have a look at http://www.source.net/dana/photo.html for 'Velvet', shot on APX25 135 for an example.

Dana K6JQ Dana@Source.Net

(posted 9758 days ago)

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