Ilford or Jessops?

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Jim - 18 Jul 2003 09:30 GMT

I've got an Ilford Delta 400 B&W film to develop that I
pushed to 1600 (to see how it works, after pushing to 800
turned out really good results...). Should I take the safe
route and post to Ilford or ... trust it to my local
Jessops, secure in the knowledge that they won't forget it
was used at 1600 or other little details... ??? Experiences?
The shots were one-offs, unrepeatable... but not of huge
value for all that.

Jim

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Rob Loxley - 18 Jul 2003 17:29 GMT

> I've got an Ilford Delta 400 B&W film to develop that I
> pushed to 1600 (to see how it works, after pushing to 800
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> The shots were one-offs, unrepeatable... but not of huge
> value for all that.

In my opinion - Ilford's quality is poor; Jessops seem to do quite well
but I've not tried getting them to push a film, I now use a local
independant who do their own B&W D&P.

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Alan F Cross - 23 Jul 2003 20:40 GMT

>> I've got an Ilford Delta 400 B&W film to develop that I
>> pushed to 1600 (to see how it works, after pushing to 800
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>but I've not tried getting them to push a film, I now use a local
>independant who do their own B&W D&P.

I know this was not your question, but I'd be inclined to get a tank and
do it myself. Nothing leaves your hands, you choose the developer and
its dilution for the push you want, you control the temperature, you
know it's been properly fixed. Practise on a couple of dead rolls first.

You could say you're swapping one set of risks for another; you might
get it wrong, but at least you *care* about trying to get it right.

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