Beyond that you will start noticing the difference. I began shooting the film at box speed ISO 400 and developing it as recommended by Kodak.
Film Notes Current High Speed Films Ilford Delta 3200 Professional And Kodak T Max P3200 High Speed Kodak Film
TMaX 400 pushed to 1600 by Oscar Paradela.
Tmax 400 vs delta 400. T-Max 400 gives me a 400 speed Ilford Delta quality to my eyes and coming from shooting mostly Kodak BW film I tend to go for TMax 400 vs Delta 400. As with other films that offer the same base with varying ISO levels Kodak Portra films are a good example the higher the ISO number the lower the contrast and the greater the film grain. But obviously the 3200 is a bit more grainy than the 400 film.
My usual Kodak TMax 400 developing method is to use Kodal Xtol developer or to use a. I dont have much experience with Delta 400 - Im inexcusably partial to Kodak films although I suppose Delta 400 would be similar to T-Max. Delta 100 Delta 400 and Delta 3200.
In a nutshell it seems to do all that Kodak claims. The biggest difference I saw was in shadow separation - Tri-X and HP-5 were clearly better than the others at drawing out shadow details with AGFA APX 400 right behind them. Tri-X Necropost Ive recently shot a few rolls of both Tri-X and TMAX 400 and home developed them in TMAX developer at the recommended 14 dilution at 68 deg.
Kodak TMax 400 developing. Ive had good results with both films and to be honest cant see much difference in the results from each film. Similar comparisons can be made between Ilford FP4 and HP5 vs.
The Delta 400 emulsion was reformulated last year and the current film is outstanding--very fine grain and tonal response much closer to traditional BW emulsions. As we explained on the HP5 vs Delta 400 article film stock that uses this technology such as Delta Acros T-Max have flat crystals instead of traditional films like HP5 Tri-X Rollei RPX which emulsion is composed by round crystals. Kodak TMax 400 developing.
I use Tmax 400 for 95 of my 35mm work. Kodak shifted production to a new plant and the developing times for them have to be adjusted. It gives better image quality than any 100 speed film with the exception of Tmax 100.
TMaX can be easily pushed by 2-stops to 1600 and it still renders image beautifully. Tmax 400 is the worlds sharpest and finest grained 400 speed BW film. In reply to your question I find that the Tmax 400 gives me better options when being lazy and trying to photograph in gloom without a tripod compared to the 100.
T-MAX 400 400 using T-MAX Developer at 24c for 530s. With respect to the rendering of the sky with Tmax 400 this film has reduced sensitivity to blue light compared to most other bw films. Whereas the Tri-X can still retain some reliable results even when pushed to 3200.
My usual Kodak TMax 400 developing method is to use Kodal Xtol developer or to use a soup of Xtol and Rodinal. Tri-X 400 pushed to 3200 by James Crowe. That being said Tmax 400 will definitely try its best to get you out of a sticky situation.
Also T-Max 400 is completely new emulsion. Once they have adjusted to 400-2TMY hereafter TMY2 existing TMY users should also be well pleased. Based on my recent tests I can say that Delta 400 is intermediate between films such as HP5 and Tri-X.
Ilford Delta Professional 100 400 3200 There are three different types of Delta films in the lineup from Ilford. For smaller formats T-Max 400. Thanks for the very nice article.
From the examples Ive seen Delta 400 is maybe a tiny bit less grainy but it mostly has a different type of grain. IMO T-Max has the best grain structure and Tri-X provides superior tonal reproduction. Choice of developer is more important and processing needs to be more precise than HP5 Longer fixing times than HP5.
Delta is optimized with DD-X developer. The tonality is beautiful developed in D-76 11 or Tmax Developer though grain is much finer in D-76 11. Similar films would be for example Ilfords Delta 1004003200 or Foma Creative 200 - all T- or cubic grain films.
Ilford Delta 400 in Tmax Developer 14 developed Normally and shot at EI-400 Canon EOS-1V and Canon 24-105mm f4L-IS lens. Reduce the grain by shooting it at a lower ISO or better still go for one of the finer emulsions such as Delta 100 Pan F or FP4. The TMax and Delta 400 highlights were slightly more compressed but not all that different.
With the other films you could get a similar effect with a yellow k2 filter. For larger MF Tri-X. TMax is very sharp with less apparent grain but to really see the advantages of TMax you should use TMax developer.
This video compares Ilford Hp5 Ilford Delta 400 Kodak Tmax 400 Kodak Tri-x 400 as well as Rollei RPX 400 to one another. Final Verdict on Tri-X and TMaX. T-Max 400 gives me a 400 speed Ilford Delta quality to my eyes and coming from shooting mostly Kodak BW film I tend to go for TMax 400 vs Delta 400.
More uniform grain structure with finer grain compared to HP5. However I think Tmax 400 holds a very slight edge on sharpness. Kodak TMAX 400 vs Ilford Delta 400 Professional March 09 2019 in Analog Photography This blog post is meant to act as a supplement to the video linked above where I compare Kodak TMAX 400 and Ilford Delta 400 Pro.
TMAX 400 vs. This is the reason you can see the separation between the blue sky and white clouds. Bridging Tech and Creative Photography.
Delta 100 and 400. Example photos from different filmdeveloper combinations. F using the bottles recommended times for each.
Grain size is closer to medium speed film like FP4 Images have exceptional sharpness and a cleaner look. Existing devotees of Kodaks T-Max 400 TMY will therefore have mixed feelings but those who have not tried TMY or have not tried it for years are in for a pleasant surprise with 400-2TMY. Delta 400 is also better at separating shadows.
A quick look at Massive Dev Chart tells me the developing time for Delta 400 is longer than the developing time for TMAX 400 in D-76 11 14 minutes vs 1025 minutes. T-Max 400 400TMY dev 20 min in T-Max dev 19 20ยบ. So if your lab treats different films to the same developing time you may have gotten lower contrast negatives from Delta 400 for a good reason.
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