Jun 092014
Ilford 1887710 DELTA 3200 Professional, Black and White Print Film, 135 (35 mm), ISO 3200, 36 Exposures
- Ultra High Speed El 3200
- Perfect for low-light and action shots
- Core-shell crystal technology
DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL is an ultra-speed black and white film, ideal for fast action and low light photography such as night time, sport, or indoor architectural applications where flash photography is ‘forbidden’. This is a genuine high speed film with an ability to record highlight detail that sets it apart from other films. ILFORD DELTA 3200 PROFESSIONAL has many strengths, most notably its liberating high speed, unobtrusive grain structure and its unsurpassed tonality.
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High Speed Fun!!,
I recently shot a roll of Delta 3200 in various light situations, indoors and outdoors, around my hometown of NYC.
All I can say is that this film produces some extraordinary images. The grain of Ilford’s 3200 is beautiful and surreal, the tones are also beautiful….the composition is up to you though!! Approach shooting 3200 in a different way than any other film, color or B&W.
I used a red filter on all the shots and in some shots, stacked a 2 stop ND filter, especially outdoors in bright light. I would recommend being careful about your metering and EV as to not blow out highlights….which such a light sensitive film is quite susceptible to.
Gotta get more. Highly recommend!!
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this is nearly always in my camera,
I’ve tried nearly every black and white film still available from Kodak and Ilford. I always end up back at Delta 3200. I don’t shot enough volume such that I can load a particular roll for a particular day. I usually have to choose an ISO, and then commit to that over several days. I don’t shoot enough during the daytime to be able to commit to ISO 100 or ISO 400, so I usually settle on 3200. I prefer the grain of Delta 3200 compared to pushing other films to ISO 3200.
The drawback is that since this is such a sensitive film, shooting in the daylight becomes problematic. (I favor large aperture lenses.) You should use a colored filter to increase contrast in black and white, but this is often not enough. Using an ND filter is strongly recommended (though you can get by with a polarizer. It does much the same thing for less.)
I’ll buy other rolls of film if I know that I have a special event in mind, but Delta 3200 is what I stock to keep on hand.
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This stuff’s the best!,
I was an 35mm photographer for 30 years. For low light conditions Delta 3200 is the best. I’ve gone digital, but I have yet to achieve anything like what I got with this stuff. I may have to go 35mm at night.
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