Grand Canyon January 2013

I experimented with Delta 3200 in my Mamiya 7II for daytime landscapes too, but haven't had the opportunity to do any darkroom prints.The neg scans do look a bit grainy though. How prominent is the grain on these prints close up?

osprey48 said:

I experimented with Delta 3200 in my Mamiya 7II for daytime landscapes too, but haven't had the opportunity to do any darkroom prints.The neg scans do look a bit grainy though. How prominent is the grain on these prints close up?

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Not at all prominent, I was shocked!! I mean REALLY fine grain, the negatives LOOK thin but they scan amazingly well, I'll zoom in on a spot and can post it somewhere or PM you if I can send images by PM I'm not sure if I can I'll check when I get home. Give me a bump if you don't here from me in a few days.

Oh I should also mention that I've found (through ignorance originally) that Ilford's "one shot" developers can be used more than once... This was the third run with a 1L bottle first I did 2 rolls in a 1L tank then one roll in a 500ml tank and then this third run in the 500ml tank. I tend to add more than the 500ml of required dev in these situations as I know there is potential for the dev to be exhausted and start adding 30 seconds after the second or 3rd run, but I processed 4 rolls of 120 then followed that with 3 rolls of 35mm all with the 1L of working solution DD-X and no "replenishment" and didn't have any issues, so maybe the "seasoned" developer has some kind of grain lessening effect? I do know with Ilfsol 3 the grain is much higher/larger in clumps and slower than DD-X.

Which Epson scanner do you use?

V750 with betterscanning adjustable holder and ANR glass for the 120 film or the Epson holders for the 35mm

This picture in my gallery was taken with Delta 3200 on the 7II, and processed in DDX. http://www.apug.org/gallery1/showimage.php?i=66373&catid=member&imageuser=19779I I usually use 500ml of working solution to dev one 120 film, then discard it, although I do re-use stop and fix.I also use an Epsom scanner, but the V700.

Nice, I'm on my phone but I don't see much grain. I definitely notice more grain in daytime shots than night time/low light.. Night it's MUCH blotchier.

Thanks for the close-up scan. It does look pretty good. I'll rescan my neg at a higher res and have another look, as the original was only 2400. I'll also try re-using the dev in future and see if it makes any difference.

I wa sort of joking about the "seasoned" dev I don't think I made a difference, I think what made the difference was just that the sun was very bright so I think the light just hit the film strongly and wasn't so scattered as in low light situations. The lower light images weren't as good. I think 3200dpi is the max the scanner can get before interpolation so I think 2400 is accurate, it just depends on the available light. Let me know if things change.