George, you'll have to get a roll of Kentmere 100 and see is your can push develop it to 400. It will only work if it's a good push film. It's something that I plan to look into, especially the 400 speed.
Good point. I recently ran a test of Kentmere 100 in 120 size, developed in D76, and I found the effective film speed "pushable" to only about EI 180, but contrast is very high, with CI reaching 0.99 (with a 22 minute development), which would be difficult to print. Here's more detail:
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I have a test comparing HP5 Plus and Delta 400 coming up soon. Perhaps that would be useful to the OP.
I was referring to shooting the film @ 400.
I linked videos I made earlier in this thread... They are both excellent push development films.
Try both and see which you prefer.
I use HP5+, regularly pushing to 1600 and 3200. I neither understand nor recognise the comment regarding pushed HP5+ looking like a National Enquirer photo of a sasquatch. HP5+ pushes wonderfully. I have pushed it to 12800 in 35mm. Pushing to 800 is easy. I cannot fathom how one could fail.
But I did try Delta 400 just last month at 1600 in a jazz club, and it certainly did the job. But for me it was a bit too clinical. However, that might be the result OP is looking for?
I suppose it depends on the developers used?
Try both and see which you prefer.
I use HP5+, regularly pushing to 1600 and 3200. I neither understand nor recognise the comment regarding pushed HP5+ looking like a National Enquirer photo of a sasquatch. HP5+ pushes wonderfully. I have pushed it to 12800 in 35mm. Pushing to 800 is easy. I cannot fathom how one could fail.
But I did try Delta 400 just last month at 1600 in a jazz club, and it certainly did the job. But for me it was a bit too clinical. However, that might be the result OP is looking for?
I suppose it depends on the developers used?
I suppose it depends on the developers used?
I have found for me that, ID-11, Microphen, and Xtol-R, work very well. Out of the three, Xtol-R... but that's probably because I've got a ton of it on hand!
Yeah, it does.. Ilford film seems to need Ilford chemicals to get the best out of it.
I tried with other brand, and got that national enquire big foot photo results.. of a whole roll. used a plaid shirt as background. 4 color plaid became two color.
Yeah, it does.. Ilford film seems to need Ilford chemicals to get the best out of it.
I tried with other brand, and got that national enquire big foot photo results.. of a whole roll. used a plaid shirt as background. 4 color plaid became two color.
Not true. I use Ilford films and develop them in all sorts of non-Ilford developers... even mixed up from scratch developers.
Not true. I use Ilford films and develop them in all sorts of non-Ilford developers... even mixed up from scratch developers.
Agree on this one with you Andrew. My go to go developer is Kodak D-76 and sometimes Legacy L76. I use this stuff with most of the film I use, including Foma, Ilford, Rollei, Agfa and even some Catlab. I think that developing time, dilution and process make most of a difference than developer are similar. Even homemade rodinal and POTA get me results I like if used with a good process.
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Yeah, it does.. Ilford film seems to need Ilford chemicals to get the best out of it.
I tried with other brand, and got that national enquire big foot photo results.. of a whole roll. used a plaid shirt as background. 4 color plaid became two color.
Yeah, it does.. Ilford film seems to need Ilford chemicals to get the best out of it.
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