How does Ilford Delta 400 perform when pushed or pulled? The data sheet says that it works well from EI200 to EI1600 what are peoples experience of this?

Thanks.

-- John Travers (travs@netscape.net), August 16, 1999

Answers

Delta 400 is my primary MF film. I often shoot it at ISO 100 or 50, pulling it 30% to 40% in PMK. I have no experience with pushing. http://www.ravenvision.com/rvapeter.htm

-- Peter Hughes (leonine@redshift.com), August 17, 1999.

What is an MF film?

cheers.

-- John Travers (travs@netscape.net), August 17, 1999.

MF = medium format.

-- Peter Hughes (leonine@redshift.com), August 17, 1999.

I haven't had much luck pushing Delta 400. It was okay at 800 in XTOL but beyond that I wouldn't recommend it. I've had much better results pushing HP5+.

-- Ed Berger (eberger@ibm.net), August 17, 1999.

John, i have had beautiful results with pushing delta 400. when exposed at 800, it prints and retains almost exact characteristics as when shot at 400. i use ID-11 (D-76) to process it. My normal for 400 is 11min, 15 sec @ 68f.. and 800 is 16min. 45 sec @ 68f. good luck, Sean.

-- Sean (ZBeeblebrox42@yahoo.com), August 19, 1999.

that is ID-11 1:1.....

-- Sean (ZBeeblebrox42@yahoo.com), August 19, 1999.