Ilford 3200 prof film

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Hi Guys, I have been given a few roll of 3200 film to use and I seem to remember reading somewhere that this speed of film can have problems.

I also remember reading (i think) that I can set my camera to a lower iso setting and somehow change the developing times to suit.

Can anyone clear up this muddled thinking for me please?



Andy
 
is it in date? faster film goes funny quicker than slow film ;)

this pdf has the times you need to use it at whatever iso you choose ;)
 
The technique you describe is called pull processing and I beleive Ilford used to be able to supply data sheets with altered dev times for both push and pull processing. As far as problems go, I have never had a problem using ISO 3200 but it was Kodak film that I used.

....oops too slow.
 
How come everyone is suddenly getting Ilford 3200 for free? I am getting a few rolls too.

I assumed if I set the ISO right, its to be used as any other normal film. any lab will develop it too.

Ujjwal
 
Although it is called Delta 3200 it is really an ISO 1000 film. It is designed to be pushed to EI 3200.


Steve.
 
So.. ii I have this right I would set my camera to say 1000 iso, and develop to......nope still cant figure this bit out:thinking:

I am using fd10 developer
 
Steve, so I set the ISO to 3200; and ask the lab to push develop it?

Ujjwal

edit...lol..Alpina we are in the same boat on this one
 
alpina said:
So.. ii I have this right I would set my camera to say 1000 iso, and develop to......nope still cant figure this bit out:thinking:

I am using fd10 developer
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I've only personally ever used this film on 4 (I think) occasions, and I exposed a couple of rolls at 3200, one at 6400 and another at 1600. I developed them with LC29 developer, although you can use a powder developer, such as ID-11 or Microphen. I've used Microphen for other films when I've uprated them.

The times with LC29 with 1+9 dilution and at 20 C degrees:

1600 - 5 mins
3200 - 8 mins
6400 - 13 mins

If you look at the table, it will list the various developers you can use and the times needed for whatever speed the film was rated at. It will depend on the dilution too, as well as the temperature. I stick to 20 C degrees.
 
Not sure if you want to do that, bear in mind my last attempt:cuckoo:
 
Carl V said:
I've only personally ever used this film on 4 (I think) occasions, and I exposed a couple of rolls at 3200, one at 6400 and another at 1600. I developed them with LC29 developer, although you can use a powder developer, such as ID-11 or Microphen. I've used Microphen for other films when I've uprated them.

The times with LC29 with 1+9 dilution and at 20 C degrees:

1600 - 5 mins
3200 - 8 mins
6400 - 13 mins

If you look at the table, it will list the various developers you can use and the times needed for whatever speed the film was rated at. It will depend on the dilution too, as well as the temperature. I stick to 20 C degrees.
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Thanks Carl V
 
If you are developing yourself then use whatever EI you like and use the time Ilford state for that speed (assuming you are using an Ilford developer).

If you are sending it out for development then EI 3200 may be a bit ambituous and EI 1600 or 1000 would be safer.


Steve.
 
alpina said:
Steve, EI = exposure indicator .. right?
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That's right. You only refer to it as ISO if that's the figure which the film is rated at when subjected to the ISO standard test.

Any other value you care to use is refered to as the Exposure Index.

If you look at the Ilford data sheet you will see that they rate it at ISO 1000 but say that it is ideal for pushing to EI 3200.


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
That's right. You only refer to it as ISO if that's the figure which the film is rated at when subjected to the ISO standard test.

Any other value you care to use is refered to as the Exposure Index.

If you look at the Ilford data sheet you will see that they rate it at ISO 1000 but say that it is ideal for pushing to EI 3200.


Steve.
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learn something new everyday, I'm gonna stick with iso in my head otherwise it will push something else out, probably something course related then I'll fail
 
ah second order differential equations.

How many nights were spent in its painful company. How many tears were shed.

Never had any use for it in real life though; such a shame...

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
ujjwaldey8165 said:
ah second order differential equations.

How many nights were spent in its painful company. How many tears were shed.

Never had any use for it in real life though; such a shame...

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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yeah i wouldn't mind but i still have 2 1/2 years left till i graduate
 
alpina said:
I am using fd10 developer
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I would not use FD10 to dev Delta 3200 I used it once at college and was dissapointed at the results, very flat, very low contrast and scanned crap.

Then I used the film at ISO1600 and deved it in Ilford ID-11 and found the results to be much much better.
 
I have recently shot my first roll of ilford 3200 and the negs came out thin. Towards the end of shooting the second roll of film I discovered that the film is actually rated lower than 3200, so I then experimented with changing the iso with the film in the camera. 1600 was a big improvement, but when set at 1000 iso and developed as for 3200 the negs are constrasty and look spot on ( I have not printed from them yet.) can't help with developing times as with our hard water I developed for a massive 22 minutes!!
Good luck!! Don't give up, its always worth it in the end!!
 
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