Have you tried Ilford Delta 3200 Push-1 at EI 1600? Would be curious about
any comparison there.
Over the past several months I've used several rolls of Kodak P3200 Push-1
at EI 1600; similar to Tri-X at EI 400, although Kodak's P3200 is *not*
recommended for outdoor daylight, only indoor available light work. At EI
1600 it backs off on the contrast and granularity. I shot a single roll of
Ilford Delta 3200 Push-1 at EI 1600 the last weekend of August in the same
venue under the same lighting conditions as a comparator, a few days before
the Big Airbag Bash. Still need to have it developed which I hope to
finally have done this week.
I have some PanF (ISO 50), Delta 100, FP4 (ISO 125), Plus-X and Delta 400
which I plan to shoot at rated speeds for more comparators: Delta 100 and
FP4 with Plus-X, and Delta 400 with Tri-X.
I've used TMax 100 and 400 and it's OK for general purpose, but haven't
been that impressed by it. Has exceptionally fine tabular grain for the
rated speeds, but mid-tone gradients are lacking compared to Plus-X and
especially Tri-X. TMax is not what I'm seeking (might be someone else's
cup of tea).
-- John
At 07:46 9/22/02, Ag-Schnozz wrote:
Yesterday, I processed nine rolls of film. One of which was a
roll of Ilford Delta 400 pushed to 1600. Absolutely amazing. I
like the Delta 400 pushed more than ANY high speed film in the
800+ ISO range.
All I can say is "WOW!"
Contrast is a tad on the high side, but the grain size is not
unlike a regular roll of HP5 or TriX shot at ISO 400--if not
slightly less.
Ilford Delta 400 really is decent stuff, but matched with the
Ilfotec DDX developer allows you to push/pull to amazing levels
with exception quality.
Side note, my B&W roll of wedding pictures turned out expecially
well. The gradients are pure magic.
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