Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 8:25 PM -0700 4/5/00, Guy Bennett wrote: >>What is your opinion of Delta 400? > > >totally fantastic; it is my staple film (having switched from agfapan 400 >about 18 mos. ago). > >i do 'experiment' with different films and different speeds, but always >come back to delta 400. the grain is very fine for a 400 film. the tonal >rendition is, imho, very rich. i've got good 11 x 14 prints out of it. > >that said, i've been shooting a fair amount of hp5+ lately. any one care to >yeah or nay this old war horse? > >guy HP5+ is my preferred 35mm film. It is not as sharp as some, but it has a greater range of tonality than most other 35mm films, and I prefer tonality to sharpness most of the time. HP5+ in Xtol 1:1 works wonderfully, and I use it in 35mm, 2 1/4 and in 4x5. It is consistent across the formats, and that is something that Tri-X lacks. Delta 100 is a great film, and my other preferred 35mm load. It doesn't have the same range of tones, however. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com