does hp5 suck or am i crazy worst grain ever

Hi dskphotography,

who would have thought an english teacher thanks for the help proper language usage isnt my thing i dropped out of school young so i didnt have to deal with that sort of thing want to critique my photography or help me out with my problem go for it this is a photography forum? not an english lesson ,,,....,,,...,.,!!::"":"??? fill em in yourself lol
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I don't think anybody here is demanding perfect English (in fact, a lot of people here have first languages that are other than English), but basic use of punctuation would make your words much more easy to understand - just a period at the end of each sentence and a capital letter (like "I") at the start would be a great help.

This isn't meant as criticism, just as advice that is intended to help you get the most from interactive discussion - if it looks like you bothered to express yourself clearly, then more people will make the effort to help you.

Best,
Alan
 
Exactly. It's hard to read your posts, it's much easier to make yourself understood if you don't write everything as one long sentence. Nobody expects perfect grammar or spelling, but a bit of effort to at least break sentences down into readable chunks would be helpful.

Ian
 
dskphotography said:
was after post processing plus from what i remember you usually post really soft images? (on DA) atleast it always looks good though the more i look at them the better they look its just this scanner im reading about the best film processing for scanning im going to try tmax i have a ton of tmax 400 and im reading furthenr into it i used to shoot alot of tmx with mydium format maybe it will work out hah quizzard didnt know you were on rff
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well, i do hardly any post processing...just the usual stuff being minor levels adjustments and resizing+framing.
but i don't think they look soft...hp5 usually gives me more contrast than i would've wanted.
do you use a dedicated film scanner? if not, that could be the problem.

hehe, yeah i log on rff rarely so you won't find many posts ;)
but i do have a rangefinder :p
 
I use HP5+ exclusively and I get fine grain results suffiicent to make 16 by 20 enlargements. I use a developer from my own recipe and I would be happy to share it. If you are so inclined and not too many people like to play with chemicals ,let me know. I make all my chemistry from scratch.
My film developer is made with Metol, hydroquinone, sodium suflite and sodium carbonate. Just e-mail me off post and I can send the recipe.
 
kully said:
That's one incomprensible sentence there mate.

I just had a thought, I had a theory over the winter that my negs were getting more grainy because I was washing them in very cold water in the garden.

Could cold water be a cause?
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Of course!
 
dskphotography said:
:D who would have thought an english teacher thanks for the help proper language usage isnt my thing i dropped out of school young so i didnt have to deal with that sort of thing want to critique my photography or help me out with my problem go for it this is a photography forum? not an english lesson ,,,....,,,...,.,!!::"":"??? fill em in yourself lol
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Dropping out of school is no excuse for not using punctuation. I dropped out my sophomore year and I can still construct a complete sentence. This may not be an English lesson, nor an English only forum, but using punctuation does help people to understand you better. We have to read your words to help you.

On the subject, I've never had HP5 give me anything remotely close to bad grain. Depending on what I use as a developer I get different looks, but I haven't found a developer yet that didn't do at least a passing job with the film. I use it with Diafine most of the time (as with all the film I have except for Pan-F).

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Not the best shot, but I was testing out the lens. Shot with HP5 at 800, developed in Diafine normally. Disregard the water spots...I still haven't completely solved THAT little problem.
 
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