I think what kodak calls "performance" means overall accuracy when it comes to film. That is not to say that accurate is always better sometimes if you want a certain effect then inaccurate is better, i.e. like a soft focus lens for a portrait vs. a razor sharp one. A grainy film vs. a grain free film, a overasaturated film vs a normal saturation film, etc.
Secondly and I never said speed was ALWAYS and advantage, I said it is almost always an advantage and the only time it isnt is if your camera doesn't have fast enough speeds or you intentionally want to blur motion. I don't see what that is being argued, it is very simple concept. JCO -----Original Message----- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 6:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: B&W developers and Tri-x ?? Having used Pan-X and TMAX 100, I can assure you that there is a substantive difference between the two. One must, first of all, define "performance." What Kodak "claims" and what is reality are often two different things. And, as has been stated time and again, speed is not always an advantage. Hey, I've got a 1964 Buick Wildcat and a neat little sports coupe. The Buick is slow and ponderous, but offers better passenger accommodations, a quieter, smoother ride, and lots of room to have sex in the back seat. The sports coupe is great for zipping along back country roads, and is quite responsive in the way it handles the curves, but it's noisy and the ride is far from smooth on the city streets in this area, and there is no back seat. So, which car performs better? Which is the better choice? Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I never said TMAX400 was exact same as PLUSX, I said > kodak claimed it was too similar and the tmax 400 > had the advantage of three times the speed. [...] > BTW, they discontined panatomic-X years ago after > the release of TMAX 100 and if I am not mistaken > they claimed the same thing, tmax100 same or better > performance as pantomic-x but 3 time the speed.
