Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What I would suggest is going out and buying a couple rolls of each film oyu are considering, say: Tri-x, HP5+, Delta 3200, Neopan 1600... Then over the next month shoot them all and have the local pro lab develop and contact print them. Look them over carefully and narrow your choices down to say two films based on what look you like and the speed you need. Go out and by a brick of each film, and over the following month shoot it all and work with the lab a bit to try and optimize the development. By the time you have finished shooting all that film you should have a pretty good idea of what you like best, and you'll be all ready for the dark winter months ahead. I just developed a roll of HP5+ (@1600) and a roll of Delta 3200 (@1600) last night. Both rolls were developed together in Xtol 1:1 for 21 minutes. At first glance at the breakfast table they both looked pretty good, and fairly similiar. I shot mostly Delta 3200 last winter (October-April) here in Seattle. I'm leaning toward HP5+ though this year. Tom Finnegan Seattle