Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Personally I had never heard of this film, and an Internet search seems to indicate it is an alternative version of HP5+, a film that I never liked very much because of its large grain. It seems to be that Pan 400 is only marketed in certain areas. I personally prefer T-grain films and in particular the films made by Fuji. I have found their Neopan range, including the 1600iso and the C-41 versions, very good and scan easily. As always, these things are down to personal taste, and the Kodak T-Max range and Tri-X have always been popular choices. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 2 Jul 2017, at 07:55, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > There is or was Ilford Delta 400 a tab grain film which is great. And Hp5 > a more traditional film. > I always use tab grain films they are twice as sharp and twice as fine > grain as traditional films. > One of the few films I never has any luck with was HP5. IN any developer > dilution combination, I ever tried it with. > Delta 400 with Xtol 1:3 will make people think you are shooting a 100 film > or slower. > Tri x has been reformulated since I last used it. I last used it in 1999 > and the tab grain films ?Neopan 1600 and 400? put it to shame. > I?ll never use it again. Another reason is the cloying adulates it gets on > internet chat lists from people who couldn?t find themselves in or out of > a darkroom.? > It was invented in 1955. Way past the golden age of black and white > photography so if you want that don?t use Tri x. > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > On 7/2/17, 1:44 AM, "LUG on behalf of Dan Khong" > <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > dankhong at gmail.com> wrote: > > Folks > > Has anyone got experience with this film? How does it compare to, say, > HP5 > and Tri-X? > > Thanks. > > Dan K. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information