May 102013
Ilford 1748192 Delta Pro 400 Fast Fine Grain Black and White Film, ISO 400, 35mm, 36 Exposures
- High speed ISO 400
- Exceptional sharpness and detail
- Core-shell crystal technology
A ISO 400 high speed film giving images with extraordinary depth and dimension, DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL provides an almost unrivalled combination of speed and sharpness with a width of tonal range that retains subtlety and detail. The liberating speed of DELTA 400 PROFESSIONAL allows fast action to be frozen, great depth of field, excellent results in low lighting conditions, the freedom of a handheld camera and yet still provides the fine grain and level of detail normally associated with ISO 10
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I found this to be a very capable black and white film with excellent grain. Images are far sharper with better saturation than I get with my digital camera set to black and white.
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|jack of all trades,
I normally shoot Delta 3200, except when I’m shooting exclusively in the daytime (when I switch over to Delta 100.) What do I do when I can’t know ahead of time?
I load up Delta 400. When shot at its native ISO, the grain is smooth and creamy. You have to inspect it magnified to see any noticeable difference between Delta 400 and Delta 100. At print size, it’s not really an issue.
And should I need to use this film at night, I can push it to ISO 3200. While I prefer the grain of Delta 3200 (at ISO 3200) to Delta 400 (at ISO 3200), I don’t find pushing this film objectionable. You lose the smooth grain of the film, but you get a whole new feel to the photos.
Bear in mind that you must decided ahead of time whether or not you’re going to push a roll of film. You can’t shoot half a roll of film at ISO 400, and then decide to shoot the rest at ISO 3200. (Well, you could, but you’d lose the usability of the shots taken at ISO 400.) It’s a sacrifice, but one I’ve made on occasion.
Also, pushing a roll of ISO 400 film to ISO 3200 generally costs more than developing a roll of ISO 3200 film at ISO 3200. Still, I’d rather pay more, and get the shot, than not take the shot at all.
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|OK stuff,
Easy to use forgiving to develop at least with D-76 at 1+3. Fine grain when developed that way and if you are a few seconds over or under, so what? Anyhow using this is fun when teaching the grandkids about chemistry. Unlike the DLSR this is magic they can grasp and have to work for.
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