Ilford Delta 3200

carmenloofah

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I'm using this film for the first time and my olympus om2 only goes to 1600 asa, should I underexpose by 2 stops with the asa set at 1600 when 3200 is loaded? thanks for any replies...
 

Graham06

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Just use it at 1600. Delta 3200 is only ISO 1600. I like it though. I've liked the look of each roll I've shot. It's sharp and of course grainy, but it's not too noticible in medium format.
 

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I love D3200 I have had great results with it. I have shot it at 1600, 3200, & 6400. The thing I have noticed is that it looks better if you develop it at the time given for one stop higher. ie shot @ 1600-dev@ 3200 or shot @ 3200-dev @ 6400 and so on. If you develop at the indicated time the negs are flat. I also develop it in DD-X, the stuff is wonderful. I did shoot a few rolls at 25000 for the fun!!! It was ok big clumpy grain, and pack a lunch the development takes for ever--I think I used 30 minutes.
 
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I shoot it at 1000 personally. That's its nominal speed according to the ISO.

It certainly pushes better than other films, but if you need maximum quality, you'll get it at 800-1000. Use 1600 or 3200 (or higher) only if you absolutely need the extra stop or two.
 

jim appleyard

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To be sure, bracket your exposures and do test rolls before shooting something important!
 

G.M.B.

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I've used it at 3200, and printed at 7" x 10 1/2", the grain is noticeable and beautiful.

For 1600 I use Neopan.

GMB
 

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Incidentally, if you need to you can still shoot it at 3200 in your camera. Meter, and close down one stop from the suggested reading at ISO 1600.
 

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Try using Perceptol developer. I haven't tried DDX yet so can't compare but at 5x7, prints from Perceptol developed negs were a lot less grainy than those I had previously printed from the same film developed in ID11.

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I recently shot a medium format roll of Delta 3200, using an EI of 1600. This was my first ever roll of this film, and my original intent had been to process it in Dead Link Removed which normally uses XTOL times plus 20%. Unfortunately, when I checked the Massive Dev Chart, it gave some peculiar times for Delta 3200 in XTOL: 6.5 minutes at stock strength or 15 minutes at 1+1 dilution. This seemed like a suspiciously huge difference -- for comparison, Kodak T-Max 3200 at EI 1600 has times of 11:30 and 14:00 for stock and 1+1 dilutions, respectively. In the end, I used Rodinal rather than risk the photos on that roll. The result was good density, but of course Rodinal isn't exactly a fine-grain developer!

So my question from this story: Does anybody have experience with Delta 3200 in XTOL, or better yet DS-10? I prefer to use 1+1 dilution. If nobody can provide any guidance, I'll shoot a test roll or two sooner or later.
 

André E.C.

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gregrudd said:
I always thought that Microphen was the developer of choice with Delta 3200?
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Really?:confused: I had an idea the developer of choice for D3200 was Ilfotec DD-X!

Any developer will do, if you like what you're getting!



Cheers



André
 

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If you mix your own Crawley F37 gives a finer grain result for me. I shoot at 1600 develope for 8-1/2 mins. This is 120 film. printed on Bergger 11x14, image size ~9x11
 

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jasonjoo

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PhotoJim, how long are you developing the film for and in what? Before reading this thread, I did not know that the film was actually set at ISO 1000. I've always shot it at 3200 and then developed it in HC110 using the dilution B times...

I really do love the film though. Never shot it in 35mm but I found the grain very pleasing in MF.
 

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I use Delta 3200 in 120 rated @ around 1600 - developed with Xtol, stock if you want to minimise grain, otherwise 1 : 1 works fine.

As said above,
Any developer will do, if you like what you're getting!
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Ilford claim that Delta 3200 has an ISO speed rating of ISO 1000/31º to daylight, which I find to be true when using Rodinal and HC 110 (take a look at: http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/200613019405339.pdf). When using my last batch of Pyrocat PC I get an EI of 500. At these lower EI:s the film is quite forgiving and easy to use.
 

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GeoffHill said:
Does rating the film at an EI of 500 not defeat the point of using D3200?
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Not for me, no. There are several other characteristics, apart from high speed and ability to push, that I like with Delta 3200.
 
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