Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Andrew, Your results surprise me. I use Delta 100 and 400. And the grain of D400 *is* finer than the one I get with Tri-X. Not a lot, sure, but finer. And fine details present a far better accutance. I develop Delta 400 with Xtol 1+1 during 7 mn 40 s at 24 deg C. I agitate constantly during the first minute and then 5 s each 30 s. This process gives me the best tonality *I* need in order to get good scans. On current lighting pictures, I get a scanned range of greys from 10 to 245 (on a scale from 0 to 255). IMHO, the best tonality possible is far more important than the finest grain possible. I guess that's why so many fine photographers still use Tri-X. But I found that Delta gave me the best of two worlds. - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com > I try this combination (Delta 400 in Xtol 1:1) several times, including > last weekend, and the first thing I notice is the appearance of more > grain (at least on the negatives -- I haven't printed yet) as compared > to my Tri-X negatives. I shoot the Tri-X at 320, and the Delta at 400. > I process in 1- or 2-reel stainless steel tanks for 14 minutes at 68 > degrees F. If anyone has tried Delta 400 in Xtol 1:1, with less grainy > results, I'd like to hear the recipie. > > --Andrew