Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you really want nasty grain effects, I think Kodak still lists 2475 Recording Film. It used to be (1976-ish) the super speed surveillance film, but is now regarded as an art product for grain effects. Tom Schofield - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ilford Delta 100 + Neopan 1600 > Mike Stone wrote: > ><Snip> > > On the Neopan 1600 front I was commissioned to do a shoot that required > > " nasty lumps of grain " for which my lab reccommended Neopan 1600 as > > the "worst possible film ". I shot at 6400ISO and had it developed at +2 > > which was spot on for negative density, if a little contasty and > > sharpness but the grain was nowhere nere as bad as I needed. I had to > > work really hard in the darkroom to accentuate it when printing. > > Conclusion Neopan is probably quite a good film at 1600. Unfortunatley I > > have no idea what my lab developed it in but I could find out if you > > want. > > > > Regards > > > > Mike Stone > > > They gave you bad advice in my opinion. > For an incredible grain effect I do T Max 3200 in Rodinal 1:100. (@1600) > Tried it later on on the cheaper Neopan 1600. It was ten times less grainy!!! > Almost usable in a regular commercial sense! > Mark Rabiner >