Today, I take a moment to talk about one of the most popular and versatile black and white film stocks in the world, kodak Tri-X, and try not to screw up shooting with it. Highly respected film photography professionals globally seem to have one thing, above all else, to say about this film: it’s hard to hate. So let’s see whether or not I can get you to hate it.
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Originally conceived in 1940 and produced in 35mm format starting in 1954, this near-century-old film stock has absolutely achieved a historical status among film photographers. One of the reasons for its popularity is Tri-X’s versatility, this film can easily be pushed multiple stops, and even holds up well in low-light scenarios, as I covered in the video that I made a little while back about Tri-X 3200. Because of this versatility, street photographers love Tri-X, because when they inevitably get caught with little or no light left at the end of the day and a few more frames to fill, this film allows them to keep going.
I felt that versatility myself, as I took a full day to try my hand at shooting on Kodak Tri-X 400, I was amazed again and again at the outcomes of photos that, while taking them I thought, “there’s just no way this is going to turn out,” yet seemed to magically produce exactly what I saw in the moment. I shot this film at exactly what it is rated at, 400 ISO or ASA, whatever you want to use. Even though I played it safe and shot this film at exactly its rated ASA, I’ve been told that this film can be pushed to 1600iso, or even higher.
Overall this film is one hell of a deal, at less than $7.00 per roll, and rendering the types of images that will make you question whether or not you were the one who took them, I can’t recommend Tri-X 400 to those looking for an incredible black and white film stock enough.
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Current Fav Film Camera: Rollei 6008 Integral
Current Fav Film Lens: Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO
Fav Digital Cam: Canon EOS R
Fav Digital Lens: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM
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Used for this video:
Leica R3 Electronic
Leica Summicron-R 50mm f/1.8
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Canon EOS RP
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Rode Videomic Pro
Zoom H5 Audio Recorder
Saramonic UwMic 15 Wireless Lavalier System
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