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Film emulsion4/18/2023 ![]() If you shoot it at 200 and process for 200, you’re pulling it. For example, if you shoot ISO400 film at ISO800 instead, and process it for ISO 800, your pushing the film. To those of you who are asking what pushing and pulling is, it’s shooting the film at a different speed rating than what it was intended. I have not pushed or pulled TMAX so can’t speak to how well it handles it, but shot at its rated speeds has produced very nice results for me. Sometimes I’ll need to boost the contrast in Photoshop with levels to get it perfect to my eye. ![]() I’ve shot some of my favorite pictures on TMAX and really love the gentle mid tones it yields. I find it excellent at representing gentle, subtle tonality in a photograph that produces a richly detailed image. Kodak’s TMAX has a smooth, tight grain barely noticeable producing beautiful gradations. TMAX100 Kodak TMAX rated at ISO100 and ISO400 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.” It was formulated specifically for the Delta line of films, and when you run it at rated speeds it’s turn-key. “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. DDX developer produces – for me – the perfect black and white negative with which to either print in the enlarger or scan. When ever I got my films back and started working with them I was disappointed. The lab I used to use – excellent as it was – ran TMAX RS developer. One of the main reasons for this is Ilford Delta in DDX developer. There tends to be a sharper fall off in mid-tones and this is what creates the drama.īeginning in 2016 I am developing my own film again. ![]() Blacks are deep and pronounced, whites are vivid, and it’s super smooth. ![]() I love the punch (contrast) of Delta 100/400, that has a dramatic look people either tend to love or hate. Remembering that a photograph is an interpretation of a scene, Delta is one of the most vivid mediums with which to interpret. Ilford Delta rated at ISO100 and ISO400ĭelta 100 is my second favorite black and white film. Following are a few unscientific observations: Ilford PanF ISO50Ħ0″ inch (5 foot wide) print of Chicago Lakes area from Summit Lake Overlook, Mount Evans, Colorado. Some people I talk to “always shoot ? film” – I understand why: processing, standardization of chemicals, developent times and tempertures, scanner settings, etc., But I’ve really enjoyed different emulsions that yield different interpretations of a scene.Ĭonsider this information as input with which to make your own creative decisions and always remember it’s not an objective choice ( one that has an absolute right or wrong answer), but a subjective choice ( subject to what you prefer). Therefore the tools with which one interprets that scene with will have a hand in directing the final image of that scene. Ilford FP4+Įvery photograph is an interpretation of a scene. Grenadiers Reflected in Molas Lake, San Juan Range, Colorado. ![]()
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