APUG - View Single Post - Head to Head: Tri-X and HP5+

Thomas Bertilsson · 09-17-2007, 08:23 PM

I have exactly the same feeling as David. HP5 can be amazing for certain things. I tend to like HP5 for still lifes and portraiture.
Then again, Tri-X is no slouch in those areas either, but where I want some real sharp bite to the image, Tri-X is probably better.
I tend to go with Tri-X more often than HP5, but that's my personal taste. I have a feeling that things like your developer, agitation method, your printing methods, et al, will affect your results almost as much and with some variable even more than your choice of film. But I digress. I believe that wasn't what the question was about to begin with...

Both will serve you very well, but there is a distinct difference between them. It's up to you what you do with it.

- Thomas

09-17-2007, 08:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
Thomas Bertilsson Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,506	I have exactly the same feeling as David. HP5 can be amazing for certain things. I tend to like HP5 for still lifes and portraiture. Then again, Tri-X is no slouch in those areas either, but where I want some real sharp bite to the image, Tri-X is probably better. I tend to go with Tri-X more often than HP5, but that's my personal taste. I have a feeling that things like your developer, agitation method, your printing methods, et al, will affect your results almost as much and with some variable even more than your choice of film. But I digress. I believe that wasn't what the question was about to begin with... Both will serve you very well, but there is a distinct difference between them. It's up to you what you do with it. - Thomas __________________ Photographing my soul ~-~ Please visit my APUG Portfolio