Ilford 3200 - 2000 ISO Dev Question

CGross

Today I exposed 2 rolls of 120 Ilford 3200 at ISO 2000. Need any pointers on dev times for this combination in either Xtol or Rodinal. These are the only developers I have right now.

I would prefer to use Xtol, as it seems that there have been many who recommend this combination on other threads. I consulted the massive dev charts and see 6.5 minutes for ISO 1600 in stock Xtol, nothing for 2000 though.

I will be developing in SS roll tanks.

Thanks in advance.

...if you ask me why 2000, I haven't a clue!!! I wandered through various ISO speeds and the meter readings for the indoor shots I was taking seemed to be more to my liking for whatever reason at ISO 2000.
 

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Use the 3200 dev times. It'll look good.

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R.
 

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snowymtphotos said:
I consulted the massive dev charts and see 6.5 minutes for ISO 1600 in stock Xtol, nothing for 2000 though.
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2000 is only 1/3 stop less than 1600, so I would say 7 minutes in stock Xtol.
 

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Roger's answer sounds good.

I've always gotten better results (the dozen or so times I've shot delta 3200) by developing for one stop faster than the exposed speed. So, when I've used it a 3200 I've developed for 6400, and so on.

I think I picked that advice up from here and the results were definitely better than the one or two times I developed using standard times.
 

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mcgrattan said:
I've always gotten better results (the dozen or so times I've shot delta 3200) by developing for one stop faster than the exposed speed. So, when I've used it a 3200 I've developed for 6400, and so on.
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That was my logic too, though I've shot more than you -- hundreds of rolls, including test rolls before it came out.

I think it's as much a question of metering and personal preference as of film speed, because, after all, what does film speed mean once you start pushing?

Cheers,

R.
 
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CGross

I developed both rolls and ultimately opted to give 30 seconds more dev time then 3200 ISO (8min) with Xtol stock solution. I picked that because the film was slightly expired and based on alot of info on the forum I figured it might be a good idea.

Overall I am very pleased with how the shots turned out. I was shooting in an old building turned into a Gymanstics center, and the light was very low and mostly natural except for a few flouresents.

Here is quick scan of one of the exposures. I think things turned out pretty good, but I am still figuring things out too so who knows!!!
 

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Looks pretty good to me, as far as one can tell from a monitor.

Thanks for posting the shots and the follow-ups: all too often, you never find out what happened with this sort of question.

Cheers,

R.
 
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