Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>In artificial light and in real low natural light situations, using an e.i >of 800, I prefer HP5 to Delta 400. >I develop the HP5 in Rodinal 1+50 for 13 mins. That combo has much punch >than Delta 400 in Xtol and look sharper. In these cases tonal rendition is >not at the top of my list of requrements. Pushing HP5 to 1600 is very well >possible and the usual drawbacks are not all that evident. which echoes what i've heard about delta films: they don't push well. as i don't soup the stuff myself, i can't speak to the use of this or that developer with this or that film, etc., but i know that, one those rare occasions when i have shot d 400 at 800 or 1600, i've been disappointed. not so with tri x or hp5+, which seem to hold up better when pushed. guy