Ilford delta 3200 help

[StoneNYC]

I like saving money.. It was only 3 dollars a roll.

I had to learn the hard way that ... Saving money by buying old film usually costs you more in the end.

And it's only $5/120 roll at B&H so it's not that expensive ...

Good luck and welcome to APUG


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[clayne]

Just shoot the film @ 800, develop for 1600. Ignore any of the naysaying.

 

[markbarendt]

This is true but not the whole story: ...

Your right that its not the whole story and neither is your response. The OP is just getting a first exposure to these concepts, might be an idea to leave the special case stuff aside for a moment especially since we are dealing with film here that is less than perfect.

 

[markbarendt]

Just shoot the film @ 800, develop for 1600. Ignore any of the naysaying.

This isn't bad advice Jensen, sometimes you just gotta ignore us and go shooting.

 

[K-G]

I can only agree with what has been said about developing for one ISO-step higher than you expose. If you can get hold of Ilfords own developer DD-X , then it's the very best.
Don't be discouraged by the base fog level . As polyglot writes , it looks far worse than it is. Put the film in an enlarger and start printing and you are up for a positive surprise.
Good luck !

Karl-Gustaf

 

[sly]

I've used delta 3200 a lot for natural light portrait work.

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It DOES have a disconcerting amount of base fog. Try to print your negatives before you give up on them.
As others have said, shoot at 1600 and develop at times recommended for 3200. DDX works great for this film. I scored many bottles of the stock at a low low price when the local college stopped offering darkroom courses. DO NOT use Rodinal unless you want golf ball sized grain. I've never tried HC110 with this film, but I'd be hesitant.

You've got the film, so you might as well play with it. Don't shoot a wedding, your favorite rock star, or a precious newborn with it until you are happy with results from at least a couple of rolls just shot around the house.

Have fun!

 

[sly]

I see the OP is a member, and so unable to access the galleries (being a suscriber is definately worth it!).

Here is another Delta 3200 image, taken this spring of my granddaughter, playing with my new 250mm lens.

 

[Neal]

Dear jensenhallstrom,

Good news, your film is probably fine. Take snip an inch or so off the end of a new roll and put it directly into your fixer until it is clear. Rinse and dry it and you will see that it is not as clear as you will find for slower films, particularly Delta 100 or T-Max 100.

There are lots of good books out there, but my suggestion is to stay simple for now and sign up for that class as soon as you can.

Good luck,

Neal Wydra

Neal Wydra

 

[jensenhallstrom]

I see the OP is a member, and so unable to access the galleries (being a suscriber is definately worth it!).

Here is another Delta 3200 image, taken this spring of my granddaughter, playing with my new 250mm lens.

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Your photograph is a beautiful vision of what id like to get out of delta 3200. Thanks for your example.

 

[jensenhallstrom]

Dear jensenhallstrom,

Good news, your film is probably fine. Take snip an inch or so off the end of a new roll and put it directly into your fixer until it is clear. Rinse and dry it and you will see that it is not as clear as you will find for slower films, particularly Delta 100 or T-Max 100.

There are lots of good books out there, but my suggestion is to stay simple for now and sign up for that class as soon as you can.

Good luck,

Neal Wydra

Neal Wydra

thank you, i feel like i just need to experiment more as everybody is saying. Thank you.

 

[jensenhallstrom]

Thank you everybody for your input! Ill experiment some more.
also, happy fourth of july!

 

[StoneNYC]

These are both Delta3200 in DD-X

The Colorado river / Grand Canyon image had a red filter and a tripod, the "more cowbell" shot was handheld.

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