HP5 (ADOX CHM400) push to 6400?

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Hello!

I was at a concert yesterday and took some shots with my c330. The light was the worst I've ever encountered: I measured EV 1 to 2 at ISO 100. As I knew there would be little idea to shoot slower than 1/30 I did just that. All shots at f2.8 and 1/30.

Doing a little counting I came up with 6400 ISO to be appropriate to get some pictures at all. I'm not counting on these shots to be anything really. The light was so dim and low in contrast that I could barely focus at all.

I have Rodinal and some XTOL at home. I guess XTOL is a good choice, as it is "compensating". I was thinking 26 minutes at 20°C. I did 3200 ISO at 22 minutes in the same dilution, and those came out ok.

Suggestions?
*h

 

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Result after 27 minutes in XTOL 1+1 20°c:

All pictures were beyond salvage. Light sources and other bright things registered on the film, but no shadow detail, no detail in faces etc. It seems the light/exposure combo was to insufficient. I threw the negs in the can.

I'm getting a flash!

 

[rusty71]

Sorry to hear they turned out so bad. Concerts are one of the worst lighting situtations around. Better luck next time!

 

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well I learned something. don't even try pushing when the light is as low as 1 or 2 EV at ISO 100...

 

[dbltap]

have found hp 5 pushable to about 1600. i did this with bulk film loaded into a 1600 fuji cassette in an olympus stlus epic. developed in x tol, i believe.
jim