Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i also couldn't find diluted xtol times for delta 3200 anywhere, so i did a little experimenting. for Xtol (1+3) made with and diluted by distilled water, no prewet, observing the 100 ml stock Xtol per roll rule, 30 second initial agitation, 10 inversions per two minutes, my times for Delta 3200 at 1600 (the speed i normally shoot D3200): delta 3200 @ e.i. 1600: 22 min @ 68F at 6400, i've only shot once, and the negs were a bit thinner than i'd like: delta 3200 @ e.i. 6400: 30.5 min @ 68F, will try 34 min next year hope these are useful at least as starting points. note that to uphold the "100 ml stock Xtol per roll rule" you typically need to use develop rolls of film in a tank physically capable of holding about twice as many reels. e.g., one roll in a 16 oz tank, two rolls in a 32 oz tank, etc. although i cannot attest to absolute adherence to this criteria, my targets for exposure and development are Zone I = 0.10 above film base + fog and Zone VIII = 1.25 > FB+F. - -rei > From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> > > Rei, > > I enjoyed your Halloween photos *and* your audacity: shooting Delta 3200 > rated at 6400 with the Noctilux at 1.0! That has got the be the world photo > speed record, on Halloween at least. > > A technical question: what time/temp did you give the film when you souped > it? Have you ever used the Delta/Xtol combo with the film rated at 3200? If > so, what were your time/temp there? > > Thanks. > > Guy > > > >the banter on the LUG regarding the full moon this halloween > >inspired me to try some available light trick-or-treat images. > >the moon might have been full, but it was behind a lot of cloud > >cover, at least here in northern NJ. so it was available > >porchlights and streetlights. > > > >anyway, here's an M6, Noctilux, Delta 3200 exposed at 6400 > >and processed in Xtol (1+3), and a couple of trick-or-treating > >kids: > > > >http://www.shinozuka-family.com/20011031halloween/ > > > >-rei > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@ubspainewebber.com 212-713-6256 FAX: 212-713-1482 UBS Warburg Fixed Income Quantitative Research, UBS Warburg LLC 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019-6028 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The X Consortium requests that the following names be used when referring to this software: X, X Window System, X Version 11, X Window System, Version 11, X11." (NOT "X-WINDOWS"!!!) -X man page (parenthetical exegesis mine) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html