Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 11/22/04 7:57 AM, "GREG LORENZO" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> typed: > I picked up a roll of Ilford HP5+ as the photo shop had no Tri-X. Nice film > but I found it lacking contrast. > > What do you use when shooting B&W 400 iso film? > > Regards, > > Greg > > Gregg if you soup the HP5+ for more time it will have more contrast than any other 400 film "normally" souped. "contrast" in black and white film is a function of development. Not the film itself. "develop me right and I'll follow you anywhere" Is says on the box somewhere real small. For people who have their films run in professional labs some labs will over soup a certain film and under soup another. In this sense a certain film will have more "contrast" than another as that's the results you're getting from your lab. Tell them to do an N+1 or a one stop push which is darn close to the same thing and you'll be needing a contrast grade less paper to print it will. Or get a contrast snappier results from the same paper grade you usually use. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/