Cheap rebranded Tri-X!? Could it be?

[itf]

I just got that feeling of being so excited I felt a little sick!

Made in USA, the few dev times I compared were the same...

Could this be it!?

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/sc_pro...pid=1000003148


I could afford to use Tri-X ALL the time!

Anyone heard?

[Harry S.]

I ordered some of this 4 days ago. Ill post a message when I get it and shoot some.

Ive got a feeling its the older version TMY.

[itf]

Originally Posted by Harry S.

I ordered some of this 4 days ago. Ill post a message when I get it and shoot some.

Ive got a feeling its the older version TMY.

I'll look forward to your results. I just got 500 feet of EDU Ultra from them, when that's done I might check this out.

Edit: I thought TMY was TMAX?

[srtiwari]

Some people have...
http://photo.net/black-and-white-pho...g-forum/00QJnE

[Harry S.]

No worries, itf.

Perhaps I can load you up a few rolls and swap for some of that EDU Ultra.

[usagisakana]

Yeah there was a thread about this on APUG too. I am very hopeful... if it turns out to be tri-x I'll stock up on 36exp rolls.

[itf]

Originally Posted by Harry S.

No worries, itf.

Perhaps I can load you up a few rolls and swap for some of that EDU Ultra.

I'd be into that.

[itf]

I imagine trying some in diafine may be a way of seeing if it is Tri-X, possibly. If it doesn't make 1600ish it won't be Tri-X.

[feenej]

Here is the German made Arista 400. I though it was good. There was no plastic hub in the center of the roll, so I ended up scratching my loaded film. I figure I'll hold the loader on its side to fix that problem.

[itf]

Originally Posted by feenej

Here is the German made Arista 400. I though it was good. There was no plastic hub in the center of the roll, so I ended up scratching my loaded film. I figure I'll hold the loader on its side to fix that problem.

Yeah, that was Agfa APX apparently. I liked APX, except that it seemed to get water marks more easily than most, maybe that was just chance though.

[itf]

Well, it looks like I'm having this conversation with myself, but I'm sick so its olympics or this and I'm not a sports person. If anyone else is interested, someone on flickr has tried this film and it looks good. Hits 1600 in diafine.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/2743275992/

[NickTrop]

I checked out those Flickr pics. It sure looks like Tri-X. Even if it's not, it looks good, pushes to 1600 nicely in Diafine, and it's $30 for 100' . Thanks for posting this. I'm will order some soon!

[NickTrop]

God - this stuff is only $1.99 for 36 exposures... Doesn't even pay to bulk load at that price. I'm ordering me some now...

[NickTrop]

Out of Stock (cartridges) already... 36 and 24 frames. Expected delivery August 15.

[itf]

Originally Posted by NickTrop

Out of Stock (cartridges) already... 36 and 24 frames. Expected delivery August 15.

They may not have even taken delivery of any cartridges yet, though I wouldn't be surprised if it was out of stock already.

[usagisakana]

Nah they haven't sold any cartridges yet, august 15 was the availability date. I think I will order myself some at that price.

[NickTrop]

Originally Posted by usagisakana

Nah they haven't sold any cartridges yet, august 15 was the availability date. I think I will order myself some at that price.

Right behind you... Save some for me. Can't beat that price, especially if it's Tri-X. I impulse purchased 2 rolls of Tri-X at the local CVS a few weeks ago for around $12.

[tmfabian]

this presumably re-packaged tri-x that freestyle managed to get a hold of is beautifully priced. I'm gonna order up a 100' roll and put those film cassettes to use.

[bcostin]

Hi guys. Those are my test shots up on flickr. I'm glad they're helpful. I'm sure we'll see lots of samples soon. The edge codes on the negatives simply say "ARISTA PREMIUM 400", but if it's not Tri-X then it sure acts a lot like it.

Based on this first roll I'm pretty pleased with this film. I loaded up two more rolls the next day and will probably process them this weekend.

[itf]

Originally Posted by bcostin

Hi guys. Those are my test shots up on flickr. I'm glad they're helpful. I'm sure we'll see lots of samples soon. The edge codes on the negatives simply say "ARISTA PREMIUM 400", but if it's not Tri-X then it sure acts a lot like it.

Based on this first roll I'm pretty pleased with this film. I loaded up two more rolls the next day and will probably process them this weekend.

Hey, thanks a lot for doing those, hope you don't mind me linking them.

[MikeTinsley]

Some years ago, I was shooting only large format and I bought some Arista sheet film (125 and 400 speed) which was Ilford FP4+ and HP5+ - it had the identical identification notches and development times as the Ilford films. It was a lot cheaper though!!

[Chris101]

Looks like I'm placing an order with Freestyle!

But then I use trix all the time. Do many here use real trix?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Chris101

Looks like I'm placing an order with Freestyle!

But then I use trix all the time. Do many here use real trix?

I just bought two 100ft rolls of TRI-X from Freestyle a couple of weeks ago ... if this is TRI-X it's a bargain and I could have saved myself $30.00 or so!

Oh well ... next time!

[vieri]

Originally Posted by Chris101

Looks like I'm placing an order with Freestyle!

But then I use trix all the time. Do many here use real trix?

All the time my film stable is:

- Pan-F & Efke 50 (and some Efke 25);
- Plus-X @ 125 ISO;
- Tri-X @ 400 ISO (& 1200-1600 ISO in Diafine);
- Neopan 1600 @ 1600.

All films developed in 510-Pyro, Pan-F in PC-TEA.

[Chris101]

Thanks Keith and Vieri. Looking at the suggested development time for hc110b (my standard developer) I suspect this is neither trix, nor tmax. Freestyle recommends a much shorter time than either Kodak 400 speed film. It's puzzling though, as to who this "major film manufacturer" that makes it in the US, is.