Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: >I shot a lot of NP1600 last year but found that the highlights were generally >blown out, the shadows blocked up and not enough shades of grey. How do you >process it? I shoot a lot of it. It is an excellent film. Try rating it at 1200 and developing for 12 minutes at 20 degrees C in Xtol 1:3. The trick is that you need a minimum of 100 ml of Xtol concentrate per film. So you will need 400 ml of Xtol 1:3 per film. That can be a bit awkward because it restricts you to developing one roll in a small tank; 3 in a larger tank. Like most fast films, it lacks some shadow definition - its better than Delta 3200 though. Zone I pretty much doesn't register. Its very important to meter carefully for the shadows. Don't let your exposure meter get fooled by the lights. I generally meter once in an environment - placing the shadows on Zone III (i.e meter the shadows then close down 2 stops) - then shoot at that exposure for the rest of the time. I'm doing a lot of jazz photography with Neopan 1600 at the moment. Regards Gareth Jolly