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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / November 2005More contrast, finer details
I've been shooting Ilford's HP5+. I'm looking for something that has more contrast and more detail. Suggestions on what to try next? Those suggesting MF gear will need to send samples of said MF gear. :-) Jim > I've been shooting Ilford's HP5+. I'm looking for something that has > more contrast and more detail. Suggestions on what to try next? > > Those suggesting MF gear will need to send samples of said MF gear. :-) > > Jim A film with 'more contrast'? There is no such thing. The contrast of the final print is determined by the degree of development of the film and the grade of paper used. Too much contrast causes highlight and shadow detail simply to be lost as solid white or solid black. Most beginners print too contrasty and too light... You probably don't need more contrast at a, but more exposure... > I've been shooting Ilford's HP5+. I'm looking for something that has > more contrast and more detail. Suggestions on what to try next? > > Those suggesting MF gear will need to send samples of said MF gear. :-) > > Jim A film with 'more contrast'? There is no such thing. The contrast of the final print is determined by the degree of development of the film and the grade of paper used. Too much contrast causes highlight and shadow detail simply to be lost as solid white or solid black. Most beginners print too contrasty and too light... You probably don't need more contrast at all, but more exposure... > > I've been shooting Ilford's HP5+. I'm looking for something that has > > more contrast and more detail. Suggestions on what to try next? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > You probably don't need more contrast at all, but more exposure... The obvious suggestion is a slower b/w film, such as Ilford Pan F, which at 50 ASA will give about the highest level of detail you can get with whatever lens you're using. Beware though, because that amount of detail will show up any deficiency in technique and lens quality. You'll certainly need a tripod. More exposure might have helped. Overcast, morning fog, technically; the scene was backlit too. There was too much mid-tone-grey that should have been closer to black or white. More contrast? >I've been shooting Ilford's HP5+. I'm looking for something that has >more contrast and more detail. Suggestions on what to try next? If you like the look of HP5, but just want "more" of it contrast-wise with less grain, try Pan-F or FP4, ISO 50 and 125 respectively. Pan-F in Ilfosol 1+14 is a nice combination with regards to the balance between contrast, tonality, grain, and acutance. Pan-F in Ilfosol: http://rob.rnovak.net/content/archives/Individual/002132.php If you want to punch up HP5 a bit, develop it in Ilfotec DD-X. Example: http://rob.rnovak.net/content/archives/Individual/000523.php If you're relying on someone else to process your film, and they are using TMax chemistry (most labs seem to by default), you can do worse than Fuji Neopan Acros 100. Acros in TMax chemicals: http://rob.rnovak.net/content/archives/Individual/000505.php  SignatureCentral Maryland Photographer's Guild - http://cmpg.org Strange, Geometrical Hinges - http://rob.rnovak.net |
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