Sorry, no. I wouldn't attempt to push HP5 that aggressively - the odds of getting usable negatives would be very slim, regardless of what developer you choose. Why the OP doesn't just work with one of the 3200 ASA films is a mystery to me.
I'd agree that based on the Anchell and Troop statement above it would seem that tab grain emulsion not pushing as well as HP5+ beyond 2 stops is their conclusion but has any of them actually ran tests on this to find out. Andrew O'Neill tried D400 at 800 and 3200 in a video in 2022. Here it is:https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/pushing-ilfords-delta-400.191618/
It looks as if the conclusion of Anchell and Troop, assuming they did mean what you and I think they mean may be open to question
pentaxuser
Again, some subjects work fine at 6400. And... the two "3200" speed films on the market are really truly just ISO 800-1000... that you are push developing to be "3200".
It wasn’t. It was exposed at 6400there is zero chance the OP's 1st image was exposed at EI 3200
I'd agree that based on the Anchell and Troop statement above it would seem that tab grain emulsion not pushing as well as HP5+ beyond 2 stops is their conclusion but has any of them actually ran tests on this to find out. Andrew O'Neill tried D400 at 800 and 3200 in a video in 2022. Here it is:https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/pushing-ilfords-delta-400.191618/
It looks as if the conclusion of Anchell and Troop, assuming they did mean what you and I think they mean may be open to question
pentaxuser
There is a huge difference between exposures in daylight and at night when pushing.
It’s mostly done in daylight to be able to stop down further (which makes sense in the shade of a tree).
There is simply more photons available in daylight and they are more evenly distributed.
I did a push development test with HP5 about a year ago, but I used XTOL. I've also pushed it with 510-Pyro, and Pyrocat-HD. I found EI 1600 to be the sweet spot with all three developers. There's a video on my youtube channel (just search for analogue andy... some people said they couldn't remember my name, but were able to find me by typing in andy+doughnuts)
This depends on metering habits way more than on film. I watched some of your pushing videos and I can't reproduce your results because I meter differently. Your EI 800 "push" is my box speed "normie"Similarly, there is zero chance the OP's 1st image was exposed at EI 3200. It looks much closer to EI 800 to my eye.
Basically, EI is subjective and non-transferrable between photographers.
I can't disagree but how does this relate to what the OP managed in his shot of the dog ?
Thanks
pentaxuser
What doesn’t it have to do? 6400 might be OK in daylight and work
DoF or extreme shutter speeds. But for low light shooting it’s a completely different story.
I haven't quite understood how you meter (metering for the white fur and adding +1 "regardeless of the EI" ???) but I suspect your 6400 is very different from what others would mean by that, the dog picture not looking that underexposed. I too think you actually metered around 800.
If for the sake of discussion we assume "shoot at 6400" mean setting and using an incident light meter at that ISO, 6400 is really overkill for shooting in daylight, regardeless of the weather. Even if it's heavy overcast, you will be fine at 800 or 1600, and HP5 can gives good results at that EI with the proper push in developement.
I don't know what degree or degrees the Eos 5 meter in spot mode covers and cerber0s may reply with the information but presumably it allows you to aim the spot mode reasonably accurately such that accidentally "spotting" the black fur instead of the white would be noticed otherwise the spot is worse than useless, isn't it?It start to make sense if you actually metered the black fur right above, which is possible since you didn't used a dedicated 1° spot meter, the dog may have moved, and the zone is not very big. The 4 stops underexposure put the black fur somewhere near zone II (from VI if it was set at box speed), and what look like a NOT extreme push in developement (400 time is around 45min ?) put the white fur around zone VI/VII. I could dig up on my other device some shots I made last month with HP5 at EI 800 pushed one stop in Adox XT-3, they feel similar to the dog picture.
I’ll take your word for it. That would mean, if I expose using the same method at box speed, I’ll actually expose at EI 50. Correct?The dog photo was exposed at EI800 ambient.
Same way I almost always do. I look at the scene, find whatever part I want to turn middle gray, expose for that, adjust up or down if I think I need it, compose and shoot.how will you meter in Copenhagen
I don't know what degree or degrees the Eos 5 meter in spot mode covers
I’ll take your word for it. That would mean, if I expose using the same method at box speed, I’ll actually expose at EI 50. Correct?
Same way I almost always do. I look at the scene, find whatever part I want to turn middle gray, expose for that, adjust up or down if I think I need it, compose and shoot.
My guess is that the fur probably belongs on Zone VII - a two Zone offset from Zone V/medium grey. That means with a meter set to 6400, you are actually using an EI of 1600.
But wouldn’t metering for the brightest part further underexpose rather than overexpose the rest of the scene?
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