May 102013
Ilford 1780624 Delta 100 Professional Black-and-White Film, ISO 100, 35mm 36-Exposure
- Medium Speed ISO 100
- Superb image quality, precise rendition
- Core-shell crystal technology
For sharpness and freedom from grain, ILFORD DELTA 100 PROFESSIONAL is simply the best in its class – offering the photographer exceptionally fine grain and a level of sharpness rarely seen, resulting in outstanding clarity of detail and the most precise image rendition. Capable of superb image quality at its recommended rating of ISO 100/21, this film will also produce great results rated between ISO 50 and 200.
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Great test film – amazing sharpness!,
This is the first “delta”-type B&W film I have used, previously sticking to traditional emulsions like Tri-X and HP5 Plus. I tried it out because I was looking for an extremely sharp film to test out some lenses. All I can say is “Wow!” – this stuff showed levels of detail in my test targets (topographic maps taped to a wall) that I never expected to see (and yes, if there is something amiss with your lenses, this film *will* show it). I had it professionally processed and scanned at very high resolution (16Mp) for this purpose so I can’t comment on the darkroom chemistry side of things. I liked the grain structure, though for general-purpose use I would probably go with the ISO 400 version for greater versatility. The combination of biting sharpness and detail with good tonality would probably make it a good choice for landscapes.
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|Probably my favorite slower film so far,
I have found Delta 100 to produce nice tones and agreeable grain when using my Leica M2 + Zeiss 50mm Planar and 35mm Biogon lenses. I think I like it a bit better than Plus-X and Tri-X so far (though obviously Tri-X is very different film). I’ve developed it in Diafine (3m+3m process), and scanned with a PlusTek 7300 with good results.
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|Film review,
I have had good luck with the performance of this film. It gives good contrast and depth of feild. The prints I have inlarged to 10×14 have come out clear and sharp . In my opinion it is a good product.
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