Ilford Delta 3200

[Kent10D]

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Just processed my first roll of Ilford Delta 3200.

Used HC-110 dilution B with the recommended time and temperature for starters. I think the results look pretty good after a bit of PP. I was expecting plenty of grain, and got it. But it's not as obtrusive as I thought it might be. Nice texture.

 

Anyway, since I have nothing to compare this with I was wondering if others were getting similar results with this film. I know it's hard to tell from small jpegs, but is this approximately "normal" for this film?

 

Two examples. The second one (the ship) was shot at dusk when it was quite dark. I wanted to see how much fine detail the film would retain under low light. I wouldn't normally use a high-speed film for this type of subject, especially under these conditions, but I was surprised at how well it did perform. Hand-held, of course.

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[hofrench]

I shoot this film a lot, and usually pull it to 2000 iso, which seems to produce the loveliest blacks and great shadow detail.

[Kent10D]

Thanks Howard!

 

I was wondering how this film would respond to being pulled. I've already started on a second roll at 3200, but I'll try 1600 for the roll after that.

 

Post-processing is quite different from the film I have been using, so it's going to take me a while to get used to that as well.

[stunsworth]

I used to shoot it at 1600. To be honest I preferred Fuji Neopan 1600.

[Kent10D]

I used to shoot it at 1600. To be honest I preferred Fuji Neopan 1600.

 

Thanks Steve.

 

Another good suggestion, and something else to try.

Neopan 1600 is readily available where I am (for obvious reasons) and is actually the cheapest of the lot. If that turns out to be my favorite I'll be in high-ISO heaven!

[stunsworth]

Kent, yes I expect that's true given your location <grin>. I always shot it at 1600, but I've heard that it also works well at 640-800 which I believe is the films true speed.

[JBA]

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I'm still waiting to see the results of my first roll of Delta. The processing takes longer, so unlike the 400s, it's not ready the same day.

 

I was quite pleased with the roll of TMax 3200 I shot, though the contrast needed to be tweaked a bit in post processing -- except for the first photo I shot with it, which was fine as is.

 

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[thomasw_]

I shoot Delta 3200 @ 1600 with DDX 1+4. I prefer it to Neopan 1600 in D76 1:1 because the strong blacks, though I am really starting to prefer Neopan 400 in D76 1:1 over Delta 400 in DDX 1+4. Hope that helps...Thomas

[Kent10D]

I was quite pleased with the roll of TMax 3200 I shot, though the contrast needed to be tweaked a bit in post processing -- except for the first photo I shot with it, which was fine as is.

 

Hi JBA.

 

How are things up in the Big Mikan?

 

I found the contrast came out in a totally different range with the high-ISO film too. It requires a totally different approach to PP ... that I am still trying to optimize. But the comments in this thread seem to indicate that if you pull the film to 1600 or so the blacks come out better, so that'll be the next experiment.

 

I take it you send you film out for processing. Have you found a good lab in your area?

[JBA]

Going just fine, Kent.

 

Merry Christmas to you.

 

I get my processing done at a place in Ginza called Lemon. There's one guy who takes care of all the developing and printing (I get my negatives scanned directly to CD-ROM at high resolution). It's far preferable to Bic Camera, which is the only other option I'm aware of at this point.

 

I'll have to try Neopan and also experiment with pulling the 3200 to 1600.