neopan (1600) at 3200

[frko]

Hey guys,

the digitaltruth.com chart does not have data for Neopan rated at 3200,
1+50 (rodinal).

Can you help me out?

Regards, Jost

 

[Turtle]

I would not even think about it as the film will have severely underexposed shadows (read none). Have you shot it already at this speed?

I never rate it past 800 and even then in dead flat light. I rate it at 500-640 in normal use and thats in DDX/Xtol. It would lose another half stop in rodinal.

 

[Freakscene]

You won't get that speed in Rodinal. These:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Grant-McLennan/File0897.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Grant-McLennan/File0898.jpg.html
were shot on Neopan 1600 at 3200, but there were no shadows to record detail in; in effect the push was more an N+3 expansion. I used TMax RS 1+4 for 10 minutes at 20C.

Marty

 

[Leigh Youdale]

It doesn't respond well to overexposure or to overdevelopment. Blocks up very quickly.
I've had better luck with Delta 3200 even at box speed, although most will tell you it's much less. Maybe so for optimum results but I wouldn't be using a 3200 film for optimum results anyway!