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New film · No. 57

TX 400 joins the film library: the classic Kodak Tri-X

The film library’s black-and-white group already had TX 1600 and TX 3200, the hard look of pushed Tri-X. Now it has the classic one too: TX 400, shot at the ISO 400 printed on the box, developed normally and printed on normal paper. Moderate contrast and a full tonal range suit everyday street shots and portraits; add grain with the camera’s grain setting if you like. No firmware update needed.

The pictures are simulations computed the way the camera processes the image, not camera shots.

Black and white

TX 400

A black-and-white physical simulation built from Kodak’s published Tri-X 400 data: shot at ISO 400, developed normally in D-76 and printed on normal-contrast (grade 2) paper. Much gentler than TX 1600 and TX 3200, it keeps detail in the shadows and never blows the highlights: the classic, easy-to-live-with Tri-X look.

TX 400 · A street vendor on a crosswalk
A street vendor on a crosswalk · Photo: Evan Krause / Unsplash

If you own the GRLife Pro Film Collection, TX 400 is already included at no extra cost:

  1. Open the film library page and download the film library again.
  2. Copy it to the GRLIFE folder on your memory card, replacing FILMS.GRF.
  3. In the camera’s film bay, load TX 400 into any position.

Open the film library

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