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Subject: Re: [OM] Film speed
From: Richard Ross <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 19:18:50 +0100
Glen Lowry wrote:
>>exposure index recommended...is based on a practical evaluation of film
>>speed and is not based on foot speed as is the ISO standard."  Having used
>>Delta 3200, at 3200, I can vouch for its recommended speed rating.
>
>I thought this was more of a disclaimer--along the lines of "this film isn't
>really 3200 but . . ."  Having said that I've only ever used it at 3200 (in
>the dark) and have been very happy w/ the results, especially the tonal
>range. I've been meaning to try it at 1000, but I don't really see the point
>(At this speed I'd probably rather push HP5+ a stop and a 1/3 or so).  Has
>anyone (Richard?) shot Delta 3200 at 1000?

I haven't tried it at anything other than 3200 (I've only used one roll so
far, developing it in Rodinal - lovely grain!).  A friend of mine has used
loads of it (he does demos etc for Ilford) and has pushed it even to 25,000
and got good results.  It's an amazing film, and I think everyone should
try at least one roll!  By comparison, I recently tried some Neopan 1600
and would suggest that this is really an 800 or 1000 film.  At 1600 I got
very poor shadow detail, although the negs were very punchy suggesting
development (in Fotospeed FD30) was fine.

Cheers
Richard



Richard Ross
Hemel Hempstead, England
rhdesign@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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