Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<fontfamily><param>New_York</param>The current issue (#84 ) of the french monthly R=E9ponses Photo has an interesting article on Delta 3200. Issue #85 will be on sale 12th March with further details including detailed comparisons of Delta 3200 and Tmax 3200 exposed at 800, 1600 and 3200 and developed in five different developers. Here are some of the points made in the current issue: 1.) overall, Delta 3200 got five points out of five, 2.) the film has an ISO rating of 1000 and the reason it is called 3200 is that Kodak calls its ISO 1000 film 3200, 3.) there is a loss of shadow detail if exposed at 6400 or higher and the magazine thus reports in detail only on test up to and including 3200, 4.) development times recommended by the magazine for all developers are significantly higher than those recommended by Ilford: e.g. 19 min rather than 10.5 min for exposure at 3200 when using ID-11 stock, 5.) Ilford's new Ilfotec DD-X diluted 1+4 was rated best developer for Delta 3200, but it was a close call with ID-11, and Microphen gave one-third to one-half stop more speed, 6.) a comparison with Tmax 3200 developed in Tmax developer (DD-X used for Delta) showed less grain for Delta but more shadow detail for Tmax, but this may depend on different developers being used. The films were both exposed at 3200 and developed to the same contrast. Tmax developer was used as it gave more shadow detail than D-76 and Xtol. Well, I already told you all this, based on my own test, didn't I?=20 ;-) BTW, R=E9ponses Photo is highly recommended. They do not forget that in the end it is all about pictures, so he picture content is very good. However the technical side is not forgotten and the special B&W issues contain very much relevant information, and in general all tests are to the point.</fontfamily> - -- christer almqvist eichenstrasse 57, d-20255 hamburg, fon +49-40-407111 fax +49-40-4908440 14 rue de la hauteur, f-50590 regn=E9ville-sur-mer, fon+fax +33-233 45 35 58