Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy Bennett wrote: > > lugfolk, > > spent the afternoon printing some new shots, many of which were taken using > ilford's new delta 400. as promised, the grain is definitely more > pronounced than before, something i personally find saddening because its > previously fine grain was what primarily set it apart from hp5+ and tmax, > imo. the supposed reason for the change was so that the film would push > better. since the latter two films already push fine, it would seem more > logical to have kept a "fine grain option" for those occasions when pushing > was not an issue. > > out of curiosity, has any one else noticed the difference - grain or any > other - in the new delta 400, and if so, what do you feel about it? > > guy Try Fomapan 400, available through fotoimpex.de. A T grain film I find superior to delta 400 and T-max 400. Damian - -- http://www.teleport.com/~damian/strings.htm